Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 4:16 - Behind
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And it came to pass | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
that | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
time | 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) |
forth that | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
the half | H2677 | חֵצִי |
[Noun Masculine] the half or middle |
of my servants | H5288 | נַעַר |
[Noun Masculine] (concretely) a boy (as {active}) from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication a servant; also (by interchange of {sex}) a girl (of similar latitude in age) |
wrought | H6213 | עָשָׂה |
[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application |
in the work | H4399 | מְלָאכָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly {deputyship} that {is} ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) |
and the other half | H2677 | חֵצִי |
[Noun Masculine] the half or middle |
of them held | H2388 | חָזַק |
[Verb] to fasten upon; hence to {seize} be strong (figuratively {courageous} causatively {strengthen} cure: {help} repair: {fortify }) obstinate; to {bind} {restrain } conquer |
both the spears | H7420 | רֹמַח |
[Noun Masculine] a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point |
the shields | H4043 | מָגֵן |
[Noun Masculine] a shield (that {is} the small one or buckler); figuratively a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile |
and the bows | H7198 | קֶשֶׁת |
[Noun Feminine] a {bow} for shooting (hence figuratively strength) or the iris |
and the habergeons | H8302 | שִׁרְיוֹן |
[Noun] a corslet (as if twisted) |
and the rulers | H8269 | שַׂר |
[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class) |
were behind | H310 | אַחַר |
[Adverb Preposition-Conjunction] properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or {conjugation} after (in various senses) |
all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
the house | H1004 | בַּיִת |
[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
of Judah | H3063 | יְהוּדָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] celebrated; Jehudah (or {Judah}) the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the {first} and of its territory |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.