Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 13:2 - Bread
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Because | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| they met | H6923 | קָדַם |
[Verb] to project (one {self}) that {is} precede; hence to {anticipate} hasten: meet (usually for help) |
| not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| the children | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
| of Israel | H3478 | יִשְׂרָאֵל |
[Proper Name Masculine] he will rule as God; {Jisrael} a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| with bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
| and with water | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
| but hired | H7936 | שָׂכַר |
[Verb] a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937); to hire |
| Balaam | H1109 | בִּלְעָם |
not (of the) {people} that {is} foreigner; {Bilam} a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine |
| 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 |
| them that he should curse | H7043 | קָלַל |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) {light} literally ({swift } small: {sharp} etc.) or figuratively ({easy } trifling: {vile} etc.) |
| them howbeit our 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 |
| turned | H2015 | הָפַךְ |
[Verb] to turn about or over; by implication to {change} overturn: {return} pervert |
| the curse | H7043 | קָלַל |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) {light} literally ({swift } small: {sharp} etc.) or figuratively ({easy } trifling: {vile} etc.) |
| into a blessing | H1293 | בְּרָכָה |
[Noun Feminine] benediction; by implication prosperity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.