Nehemiah 8:5
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
סֵפֶר
çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
מַעַל
maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →סֵפֶר çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
Study H5612 →מַעַל maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
Study H4605 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →Cross References
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
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