Nehemiah 4:20
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us."
Word-by-Word Analysis
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)
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
שׁוֹפָר
shôwphâr
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
אָן
ʼân
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Key Terms in This Verse
לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →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)
Study H4725 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
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