Nehemiah 2:10
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
סַנְבַלַּט
Çanballaṭ
Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria
חֹרֹנִי
Chôrônîy
a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim
טוֹבִיָּה
Ṭôwbîyâh
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
עַמּוֹנִי
ʻAmmôwnîy
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָרַע
yâraʻ
properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear
מְאֹד
mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or ...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Key Terms in This Verse
טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →טוֹבִיָּה Ṭôwbîyâh
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
Study H2900 →מְאֹד mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
Study H3966 →יָרַע yâraʻ
properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear
Study H3415 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped...
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye reb...
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time...
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they sh...
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be des...
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
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