Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 8:16 Interlinear

went forth So the people and brought them and made themselves booths every one upon the roof of his house and in the courts and in the courts of the house of God and in the street gate of the water and in the street gate of Ephraim

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֵּֽצְא֣וּH3318went forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
2הָעָם֮H5971So the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
3וַיָּבִיאוּ֒H935and broughtto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
4וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ֩H6213them and madeto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5לָהֶ֨םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
6סֻכּ֜וֹתH5521themselves boothsa hut or lair
7אִ֤ישׁH376every onea man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9גַּגּוֹ֙H1406upon the roof of his housea roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
10וּבְחַצְר֖וֹתH2691and in the courtsa yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
11וּבְחַצְר֖וֹתH2691and in the courtsa yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
12בֵּ֣יתH1004of the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
13הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430of Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
14וּבִרְח֖וֹבH7339and in the streeta width, i.e., (concretely) avenue or area
15שַׁ֥עַרH8179gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
16הַמַּ֔יִםH4325of the waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
17וּבִרְח֖וֹבH7339and in the streeta width, i.e., (concretely) avenue or area
18שַׁ֥עַרH8179gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
19אֶפְרָֽיִם׃H669of Ephraimephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Verse Context

Nehemiah 8:15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities...
Nehemiah 8:16 (current)went forth So the people and brought them and made themselves booths every one upon the roof of his house and in the courts and in the courts of the house of God and in the street gate of the water and in the street gate of Ephraim
Nehemiah 8:17done so And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity...

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