Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 8:5 Interlinear

and when he opened And Ezra the book in the sight for he was above all the people for he was above all the people and when he opened stood up for he was above all the people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּכְפִתְח֖וֹH6605and when he openedto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
2עֶזְרָ֤אH5830And Ezraezra, an israelite
3הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙H5612the bookproperly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
4לְעֵינֵ֣יH5869in the sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5כָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6הָעָֽם׃H5971for he was above all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
7כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8מֵעַ֥לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
10הָעָֽם׃H5971for he was above all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
11הָיָ֑הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
12וּכְפִתְח֖וֹH6605and when he openedto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
13עָֽמְד֥וּH5975stood upto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
14כָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
15הָעָֽם׃H5971for he was above all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Verse Context

Nehemiah 8:4him stood And Ezra the scribe upon a pulpit of wood...
Nehemiah 8:5 (current)and when he opened And Ezra the book in the sight for he was above all the people for he was above all the people and when he opened stood up for he was above all the people
Nehemiah 8:6blessed And Ezra the LORD God the great...

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