Nehemiah 3:16
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
נְחֶמְיָה
Nᵉchemyâh
Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites
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 ...
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
English grammatical function word ('bethzur'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
בְּרֵכָה
bᵉrêkâh
a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('bethzur'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →Cross References
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda...
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apo...
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