Nehemiah 3:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. | The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. | And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate | שַׁ֨עַר | SHA-'ar | H8179G | gateשַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven |
| the Jeshanah | הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה | hay-sha-NAH | H3465G | (Gate of) Yeshanahיָשָׁן (ya.shan) old, store, storage Also named: ye.sha.nah (יְשָׁנָה "(Gate of )Yeshanah" H3466H) |
| they repaired | הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ | he-che-ZI-ku | H2388G | to strengthen: strengthenחָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard … |
| Joiada | יֽוֹיָדָע֙ | yo-ya-DA' | H3111G | Joiadaיוֹיָדָע (yo.ya.da) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.6; son of: Paseah (H6454I) § Joiada or Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) son of Paseah, who assisted to repair the old gate of Jerusalem 2) son of the high priest Eliashib in the time of Nehemiah |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Paseah | פָּסֵ֔חַ | pa-SE-ach | H6454I | Paseahפָּסֵחַ (pa.se.ach) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.6; father of: Joiada (H3111) § Paseah or Phaseah = "limper" 1) son of Eshton of the tribe of Judah 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) father of Jehoiada, one who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah |
| and Meshullam | וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם | u-me-shu-LAM | H4918S | Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּם (me.shul.lam) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.6; son of: Besodeiah (H1152) § Meshullam = "friend" 1) grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe 2) son of Zerubbabel 3) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal 4) a Benjamite, father of Sallu 5) a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity 6) a Benjamite 6a) perhaps the same as 3 or 4 7) a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah 8) son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem 9) son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem … |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Besodeiah | בְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑ה | be-sod-YAH | H1152 | Besodeiahבְּסוֹדְיָ֑ה (be.so.de.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.6; father of: Meshullam (H4918S) § Besodeiah = "with the counsel of Jehovah" or "in the secret of the Lord" father of one of the repairers of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah |
| they | הֵ֣מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| they made beams for it | קֵר֔וּהוּ | ke-RU-hu | H7136B | to lay beamsקָרָה (qa.rah) 1) to build with beams 1a) (Piel) to lay the beams of, furnish with beams |
| and they set up | וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ | vai-ya-'a-MI-du | H5975G | to stand: standעָמַד (a.mad) : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against … |
| doors its | דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו | dal-to-TAV | H1817C | doorדֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) 1) door, gate 1a) a door 1b) a gate 1c) (fig.) 1c1) of chest lid 1c2) of crocodile jaws 1c3) of doors of the heavens 1c4) of an easily-accessible woman |
| and bolts its | וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו | u-man-'u-LAV | H4514 | boltמַנְעוּל (man.ul) bolt |
| and bars its | וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ ס | u-ve-ri-CHAV | H1280 | barבְּרִיחַ (be.ri.ach) 1) bar 1a) of wood 1b) of city gates 2) of tribulation, a fortress, of the earth as a prison (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.