Nehemiah 4:3
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טוֹבִיָּה
Ṭôwbîyâh
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
עַמּוֹנִי
ʻAmmôwnîy
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
טוֹבִיָּה Ṭôwbîyâh
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
Study H2900 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye reb...
Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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...
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