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Nehemiah 1:1 - Words

Nehemiah 1:1 - The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
The words	H1697	דָּבָר	[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause
of Nehemiah	H5166	נְחֶמְיָה	[Proper Name Masculine] consolation of Jah; {Nechemjah} the name of three Israelites
the son	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 Hachaliah	H2446	חֲכַלְיָה	[Proper Name Masculine] darkness of Jah; {Chakaljah} an Israelite
And it came to pass	H1961	הָיָה	[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
in the month	H2320	חֹדֶשׁ	[Noun Masculine] the new moon; by implication a month
Chisleu	H3691	כִּסְלֵו	[Proper Name Masculine] {Kisleu} the ninth Hebrew month
in the twentieth	H6242	עֶשְׂרִים	[Noun] twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
year	H8141	שָׁנֶה	[Noun Feminine] from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
as I	H589	אֲנִי	I
was	H1961	הָיָה	[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
in Shushan	H7800	שׁוּשַׁן	[Proper Name Location] {Shushan} a place in Persia
the palace	H1002	בִּירָה	[Noun Feminine] a castle or palace

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.