Nehemiah 3:7
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָרוֹב
qârôwb
near (in place, kindred or time)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
גִּבְעֹנִי
Gibʻônîy
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
מֵרֹנֹתִי
Mêrônôthîy
a Meronothite, or inhabitant of some (otherwise unknown) Meronoth.
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מִצְפָּה
Mitspâh
Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
כִּסֵּא
kiççêʼ
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
פֶּחָה
pechâh
a prefect (of a city or small district)
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Key Terms in This Verse
מֵרֹנֹתִי Mêrônôthîy
a Meronothite, or inhabitant of some (otherwise unknown) Meronoth.
Study H4824 →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 the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and ...
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
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