Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 5:7 - Rulers
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Then I consulted | H4427 | מָלַךְ |
[Verb] to reign; inceptively to ascend the throne; causatively to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel |
with | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
myself | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
and I rebuked | H7378 | רִיב |
[Verb] properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
the nobles | H2715 | חֹר |
[Noun Masculine] properly white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire (compare H2751); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank) |
and the rulers | H5461 | סָגָן |
[Noun Masculine] a proefect of a province |
and said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
unto them Ye | H859 | אַתָּה |
thou and {thee} or (plural) ye and you |
exact | H5378 | נָשָׁא |
[Verb] to lend on interest; by implication to dun for debt |
usury | H4855 | מַשָּׁא |
[Noun Masculine] a loan; by implication interest on a debt |
every one | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
of his brother | H251 | אָח |
[Noun Masculine] a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H1)) |
And I set | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
a great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
assembly | H6952 | קְהִלָּה |
[Noun Feminine] an assemblage |
against | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
them |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.