Nehemiah 3:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.”

Nehemiah 3:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Nehemiah 3:714 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/עַלwəʿal

and onconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יָדָ֨/םyādām

hand theirnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

הֶחֱזִ֜יקheḥĕziyq

he repairedverbH2388

amend · calker · catch · cleave ···

מְלַטְיָ֣הməlaṭəyāh

MelatiahnounH4424

הַ/גִּבְעֹנִ֗יhagibəʿōniy

the GibeoniteparticleH1393

וְ/יָדוֹן֙wəyādwōn

and JadonconjH3036

הַ/מֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יhamērōnōtiy

the MeronothiteparticleH4824

אַנְשֵׁ֥יʾanəšēy

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

גִבְע֖וֹןgibəʿwōn

GibeonnounH1391

וְ/הַ/מִּצְפָּ֑הwəhamiṣəpāh

and MizpahconjH4709

לְ/כִסֵּ֕אləkisēʾ

to the seat ofpronH3678

stool · throne

פַּחַ֖תpaḥat

the governor ofnounH6346

deputy · governor

עֵ֥בֶרʿēber

beyondnounH5676

against · by · from · over ···

הַ/נָּהָֽרhanāhār

the RiverparticleH5104

river

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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