Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 8:13 Interlinear
“day And on the second were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people the priests and the Levites unto Ezra the scribe even to understand the words of the law”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וּבַיּ֣וֹם | H3117 | day | 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 |
| 2 | הַשֵּׁנִ֡י | H8145 | And on the second | properly, double, i.e., second; also adverbially, again |
| 3 | נֶֽאֶסְפוּ֩ | H622 | were gathered together | to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) |
| 4 | רָאשֵׁ֨י | H7218 | the chief | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 5 | הָֽאָב֜וֹת | H1 | of the fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 6 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 7 | הָעָ֗ם | H5971 | of all the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 8 | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | H3548 | the priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 9 | וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | H3881 | and the Levites | a levite or descendant of levi |
| 10 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 11 | עֶזְרָ֖א | H5830 | unto Ezra | ezra, an israelite |
| 12 | הַסֹּפֵ֑ר | H5608 | the scribe | properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra |
| 13 | וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | H7919 | even to understand | to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent |
| 14 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 15 | דִּבְרֵ֥י | H1697 | the words | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 16 | הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ | H8451 | of the law | a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch |
Verse Context
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