Nehemiah 3:5
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָרוֹב
qârôwb
near (in place, kindred or time)
תְּקוֹעִי
Tᵉqôwʻîy
a Tekoite or inhabitant of Tekoah
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
אַדִּיר
ʼaddîyr
wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
Study H6677 →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 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a w...
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that na...
I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before...
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
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