Nehemiah 13:6
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
shᵉlôwshîym
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Study H783 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Study H3389 →Cross References
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