Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 6:12 - Hired
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And lo | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
I perceived | H5234 | נָכַר |
[Verb] properly to {scrutinize} that {is} look intently at; hence (with recognition {implied}) to {acknowledge} be acquainted {with} care {for} respect: {revere} or (with suspicion {implied}) to {disregard} ignore: be strange {toward} reject: {resign} dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning) |
that 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 |
had not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
sent | H7971 | שָׁלַח |
[Verb] to send {away} {for} or out (in a great variety of applications) |
him but | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
that he pronounced | H1696 | דָבַר |
[Verb] perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
this prophecy | H5016 | נְבוּאָה |
[Noun Feminine] a prediction (spoken or written) |
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 |
me for Tobiah | H2900 | טוֹבִיָּה |
[Proper Name Masculine] goodness of Jehovah; {Tobijah} the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan |
and Sanballat | H5571 | סַנְבַלַּט |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Sanballat} a Persian satrap of Samaria |
had hired | H7936 | שָׂכַר |
[Verb] a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937); to hire |
him |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.