Nehemiah 9:12
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
עָנָן
ʻânân
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
עַמּוּד
ʻammûwd
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
עַמּוּד
ʻammûwd
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אוֹר
ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →עָנָן ʻânân
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
Study H6051 →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →עוֹד ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
Study H5750 →אוֹר ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Study H216 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew the...
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
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