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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 7:4 - Not
Nehemiah 7:4 - Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now the city | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| was large | H7342 | רָחָב |
[Adjective] {roomy} in any (or every) {direction} literally or figuratively |
| and great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
| but the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
| were few | H4592 | מְעַט |
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| therein | H8432 | תָּוֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a {bisection} that {is} (by implication) the centre |
| and the houses | H1004 | בַּיִת |
[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
| were not | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
| builded |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.