“Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.”
Nehemiah 7:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Nehemiah 7:410 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הָ/עִ֞ירwəhāʿiyr
and the cityconjH5892
city · court · town
רַחֲבַ֤תraḥăbat
was broad ofadjH7342
large · at liberty · proud · wide
יָדַ֨יִם֙yādayim
both handsnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
וּ/גְדוֹלָ֔הwgədwōlāh
and largeconjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
וְ/הָ/עָ֥םwəhāʿām
and the peopleconjH5971
men · nation · people
מְעַ֖טməʿaṭ
were fewnounH4592
very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···
בְּ/תוֹכָ֑/הּbətwōkāh
in the midst of itpronH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
וְ/אֵ֥יןwəʾēyn
and notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
בָּתִּ֖יםbātiym
housesnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
בְּנוּיִֽםbənwyim
were rebuiltverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
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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