Nehemiah 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.”

Nehemiah 3:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Nehemiah 3:510 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/עַלwəʿal

aboveconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יָדָ֖/םyādām

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּheḥĕziyqw

aidverbH2388

amend · calker · catch · cleave ···

הַ/תְּקוֹעִ֑יםhatəqwōʿiym

TekoiteparticleH8621

וְ/אַדִּֽירֵי/הֶם֙wəʾadiyrēyhem

excellentconjH117

famous · gallant · glorious · goodly ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

הֵבִ֣יאוּhēbiyʾw

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

צַוָּרָ֔/םṣawārām

necknounH6677

בַּ/עֲבֹדַ֖תbaʿăbōdat

actpronH5656

bondage · bondservant · effect · labour ···

אֲדֹנֵי/הֶֽםʾădōnēyhem

lordnounH113

master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'

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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