Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 13:22 - Mercy
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And I commanded | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
the Levites | H3881 | לֵוִיִּי |
[Adjective] a Leviite or descendant of Levi |
that | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
they should | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
cleanse themselves | H2891 | טָהֵר |
[Verb] properly to be bright; that {is} (by implication) to be pure (physically {sound} clear: unadulterated; Levitically uncontaminated; morally innocent or holy) |
and that | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
they should | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
come | H935 | בּוֹא |
[Verb] to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
and keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
the gates | H8179 | שַׁעַר |
[Noun Masculine] an {opening} that {is} door or gate |
to sanctify | H6942 | קָדַשׁ |
[Verb] to be (causatively {make} pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) |
the sabbath | H7676 | שַׁבָּת |
[Noun] {intermission} that {is} (specifically) the Sabbath |
day | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
Remember | H2142 | זָכַר |
[Verb] properly to mark (so as to be {recognized}) that {is} to remember; by implication to mention; also (as denominative from H2145) to be male |
me O my God | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative |
concerning this | H2063 | זֹאת |
[Feminine] this (often used adverbially) |
also | H1571 | גַּם |
[Adverb] properly assemblage; used only adverbially {also} even: {yea} though; often repeated as correlation both ... and |
and spare | H2347 | חוּס |
[Verb] properly to {cover} that {is} (figuratively) to compassionate |
me according to the greatness | H7230 | רֹב |
[Noun Masculine] abundance (in any respect) |
of thy mercy | H2617 | חֵסֵד |
[Noun Masculine] kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opprobrium) {reproof} or (subjectively) beauty |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.