Nehemiah 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.”

Nehemiah 2:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Nehemiah 2:412 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לִ/י֙liy

pron

הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

מַהmah

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

זֶּ֖הzeh

heprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

אַתָּ֣הʾatāh

theeprepH859

thou · ye · you

מְבַקֵּ֑שׁməbaqēš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

וָֽ/אֶתְפַּלֵּ֔לwāʾetəpalēl

intreatconjH6419

judge · pray(-er · -ing) · make supplication

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֱלֹהֵ֖יʾĕlōhēy

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִםhašāmāyim

heavenparticleH8064

astrologer · heaven

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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