Nehemiah 7:4

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Nehemiah 7:4


← Nehemiah 7:3 Nehemiah 7:4 (KJV) Nehemiah 7:5 →
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now the cityH5892 was largeH7342 H3027 and greatH1419: but the peopleH5971 were fewH4592 thereinH8432, and the housesH1004 were not buildedH1129.


Original Hebrew

וְהָעִיר רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם וּגְדֹולָה וְהָעָם מְעַט בְּתֹוכָהּ וְאֵין בָּתִּים בְּנוּיִם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וְ/הָ/עִ֞יר
ve./ha./'Ir H5892 HC/Td/Ncfsa and/ the/ city
רַחֲבַ֤ת
ra.cha.Vat H7342 HAafsc (was) broad of
יָדַ֨יִם֙
ya.Da.yim H3027 HNcbda both hands
וּ/גְדוֹלָ֔ה
u./ge.do.Lah H1419 HC/Aafsa and/ large
וְ/הָ/עָ֥ם
ve./ha./'Am H5971 HC/Td/Ncmsa and/ the/ people
מְעַ֖ט
me.'At H4592 HNcmsa (were) few
בְּ/תוֹכָ֑/הּ
be./to.Kha/h H8432 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs in/ (the) midst of/ it
וְ/אֵ֥ין
ve./'Ein H369 HC/Tn and/ not
בָּתִּ֖ים
ba.Tim H1004 HNcmpa houses
בְּנוּיִֽם
be.nu.Yim H1129 HVqsmpa (were) rebuilt
Strong's References
  • H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  • H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
  • H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  • H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from כַּף (kaph) H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
  • H4592 — מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'): or מְעָט (mᵉʻâṭ); from מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
  • H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר (ʻâr); or עָיַר (ʻâyar); (Judges 10:4), from עוּר (ʻûwr) H5782; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
  • H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  • H7342 — רָחָב (râchâb, raw-khawb'): from רָחַב (râchab) H7337; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively; broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
  • H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
Cross References

Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (4): Deuteronomy 28:62, Nehemiah 11:1, Psalms 147:2, Jeremiah 30:18

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