Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 2:13 - Dragon
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And I went out | H3318 | יָצָא |
[Verb] to go (causatively bring) {out} in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} direct and proximate |
by night | H3915 | לַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a twist (away of the {light}) that {is} night; figuratively adversity |
by the gate | H8179 | שַׁעַר |
[Noun Masculine] an {opening} that {is} door or gate |
of the valley | H1516 | גַּיְא |
[Noun] a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence {narrow} but not a gully or winter torrent) |
even before | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
the dragon | H8577 | תַּנִּין |
[Noun Masculine] intensive from the same as H8565; a marine or land {monster} that {is} sea serpent or jackal |
well | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
and to | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
the dung | H830 | אַשְׁפֹּת |
[Noun Masculine] a heap of rubbish or filth |
port | H8179 | שַׁעַר |
[Noun Masculine] an {opening} that {is} door or gate |
and viewed | H7663 | שָׂבַר |
[Verb] a primitive root; to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience) |
the walls | H2346 | חוֹמָה |
[Noun Feminine] a wall of protection |
of Jerusalem | H3389 | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם |
[Proper Name Location] probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or {Jerushalem} the capital city of Palestine |
which | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
were broken down | H6555 | פָּרַץ |
[Verb] to break out (in many {applications} direct and {indirect} literally and figuratively) |
and the gates | H8179 | שַׁעַר |
[Noun Masculine] an {opening} that {is} door or gate |
thereof were consumed | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
with fire | H784 | אֵשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] fire (literally or figuratively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.