Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)
23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ 23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ
- man (semantic_range)
17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18 17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18
- city of forests (semantic_range)
17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18 17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18
- city of forests (semantic_range)
Feminine ofkphiyr; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah.see HEBREWkphiyrBrown-Driver-Briggsכְּפִירָהproper name, of a locationcity of the Hivites subsequentl Feminine ofkphiyr; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah.see HEBREWkphiyrBrown-Driver-Briggsכְּפִירָהproper name, of a locationcity of the Hivites subsequentl
2according to Masora, see BDEzra 2:23elsewhereבְּאֵרֹת), city of the GibeonitesJoshua 9:17; assigned to Benjamin2 Samuel 4:2;Joshua 18:25; compare alsoEzra 2:25;Nehemiah 7:29; modernel-BîrehRobBR i. 4 2according to Masora, see BDEzra 2:23elsewhereבְּאֵרֹת), city of the GibeonitesJoshua 9:17; assigned to Benjamin2 Samuel 4:2;Joshua 18:25; compare alsoEzra 2:25;Nehemiah 7:29; modernel-BîrehRobBR i. 4
2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120 2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120
- seven (semantic_range)
3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene 3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene
- hundred (semantic_range)
a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene
- forty (semantic_range)
890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine 890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine
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Commentary
Matthew Henry Concise
Summary
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above.
Reflection
But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!
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Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God
gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!