Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 4:16 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass from that time and the other half of my servants wrought in the work and the other half of them held both the spears the shields and the bows and the habergeons and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 3 | הַיּ֣וֹם | H3117 | And it came to pass from that time | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 4 | הַה֗וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 5 | וְחֶצְיָ֗ם | H2677 | and the other half | the half or middle |
| 6 | נְעָרַי֮ | H5288 | of my servants | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit |
| 7 | עֹשִׂ֣ים | H6213 | wrought | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 8 | בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ | H4399 | in the work | properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) |
| 9 | וְחֶצְיָ֗ם | H2677 | and the other half | the half or middle |
| 10 | מַֽחֲזִיקִים֙ | H2388 | of them held | to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra |
| 11 | וְהָֽרְמָחִ֣ים | H7420 | both the spears | a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point |
| 12 | הַמָּֽגִנִּ֔ים | H4043 | the shields | a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile |
| 13 | וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת | H7198 | and the bows | a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris |
| 14 | וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים | H8302 | and the habergeons | a corslet (as if twisted) |
| 15 | וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים | H8269 | and the rulers | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 16 | אַֽחֲרֵ֖י | H310 | were behind | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 17 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 18 | בֵּ֥ית | H1004 | all the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 19 | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | H3063 | of Judah | jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory |
Verse Context
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Nehemiah 4:16 (current) And it came to pass from that time and the other half of my servants wrought in the work and the other half of them held both the spears the shields and the bows and the habergeons and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah
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