Nehemiah 7:71
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
עֶשְׂרִים
ʻesrîym
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
מָנֶה
mâneh
properly, a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or mina
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
Key Terms in This Verse
מָנֶה mâneh
properly, a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or mina
Study H4488 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →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 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →Cross References
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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