Nehemiah 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:”

Nehemiah 8:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Nehemiah 8:515 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּפְתַּ֨חwayipətaḥ

appearconjH6605

break forth · draw · let go free · grave ···

עֶזְרָ֤אʿezərāʾ

EzranounH5830

הַ/סֵּ֨פֶר֙hasēper

billparticleH5612

book · evidence · learn · letter ···

לְ/עֵינֵ֣יləʿēynēy

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

כָלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הָ/עָ֔םhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

מֵ/עַ֥לmēʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הָ/עָ֖םhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

הָיָ֑הhāyāh

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

וּ/כְ/פִתְח֖/וֹwkəpitəḥwō

appearconjH6605

break forth · draw · let go free · grave ···

עָֽמְד֥וּʿāmədw

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

כָלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הָ/עָֽםhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

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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