Nehemiah 3:1
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶלְיָשִׁיב
ʼElyâshîyb
Eljashib, the name of six Israelites
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
קָדַשׁ
qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
דֶּלֶת
deleth
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
מִגְדָּל
migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
קָדַשׁ
qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
מִגְדָּל
migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
חֲנַנְאֵל
Chănanʼêl
Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named
Key Terms in This Verse
חֲנַנְאֵל Chănanʼêl
Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named
Study H2606 →מִגְדָּל migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Study H4026 →מִגְדָּל migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Study H4026 →קָדַשׁ qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Study H6942 →קָדַשׁ qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Study H6942 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →Cross References
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate...
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the c...
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
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...
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and anoth...
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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