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Nehemiah 12:39

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← Nehemiah 12:38	Nehemiah 12:39 (KJV)	Nehemiah 12:40 →
And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;	And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.	So stood the two [companies of them that gave] thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And from above the gate^H8179 of Ephraim^H669, and above the old^H3465 gate^H8179, and above the fish^H1709 gate^H8179, and the tower^H4026 of Hananeel^H2606, and the tower^H4026 of Meah^H3968, even unto the sheep^H6629 gate^H8179: and they stood still^H5975 in the prison^H4307 gate^H8179.

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Original Hebrew

וּמֵעַל לְשַׁעַר־אֶפְרַיִם וְעַל־שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָה וְעַל־שַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וּמִגְדַּל חֲנַנְאֵל וּמִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה וְעַד שַׁעַר הַצֹּאן וְעָמְדוּ בְּשַׁעַר הַמַּטָּרָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/מֵ/עַ֣ל	u./me./'Al	H5921	HC/R/R	and/ from/ over
לְ/שַֽׁעַר	le./sha.'ar-	H8179	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) gate of
אֶ֠פְרַיִם	'Ef.ra.yim	H669	HNp	Ephraim
וְ/עַל	ve./'al-	H5921	HC/R	and/ over
שַׁ֨עַר	Sha.'ar	H8179	HNcmsc	(the) gate of
הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה	ha/y.sha.Nah	H3466	HNp	(the)/ Jeshanah
וְ/עַל	ve./'al-	H5921	HC/R	and/ over
שַׁ֣עַר	Sha.'ar	H8179	HNcmsc	(the) gate of
הַ/דָּגִ֗ים	ha./da.Gim	H1709	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ fish
וּ/מִגְדַּ֤ל	u./mig.Dal	H4026	HC/Ncbsc	and/ (the) tower of
חֲנַנְאֵל֙	cha.nan.'El	H2606	HNp	Hananel
וּ/מִגְדַּ֣ל	u./mig.Dal	H4026	HC/Ncbsc	and/ (the) tower of
הַ/מֵּאָ֔ה	ha./me.'Ah	H3968	HTd/Acbsa	the/ hundred
וְ/עַ֖ד	ve./'Ad	H5704	HC/R	and/ to
שַׁ֣עַר	Sha.'ar	H8179	HNcmsc	(the) gate of
הַ/צֹּ֑אן	ha./Tzon	H6629	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ sheep
וְ/עָ֣מְד֔וּ	ve./'A.me.Du	H5975	HC/Vqp3cp	and/ they stopped
בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר	be./Sha.'ar	H8179	HR/Ncmsc	at/ (the) gate of
הַ/מַּטָּרָֽה	ha./ma.ta.Rah	H4307	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ guard

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H669 — אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim, ef-rah'-yim): dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.
• H1709 — דָּג (dâg, dawg): or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from דָּגָה; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from דָּאַג (as timid); but still better from דָּאַג (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively); fish.
• H2606 — חֲנַנְאֵל (Chănanʼêl, khan-an-ale'): from חָנַן and אֵל; God has favored; Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named; Hananeel.
• H3465 — יָשָׁן (yâshân, yaw-shawn'): from יָשֵׁן; old; old.
• H3968 — מֵאָה (Mêʼâh, may-aw'): the same as מֵאָה; Meah, a tower in Jerusalem; Meah.
• H4026 — מִגְדָּל (migdâl, mig-dawl'): also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה; from גָּדַל; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers; castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
• H4307 — מַטָּרָא (maṭṭârâʼ, mat-taw-raw'): or מַטָּרָה; from נָטַר; a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched); mark, prison.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H6629 — צֹאן (tsôʼn, tsone): or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3466 — יְשָׁנָה (Yᵉshânâh, yesh-aw-naw'): feminine of יָשָׁן; Jeshanah, a place in Palestine; Jeshanah.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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