Bible Verse Dictionary
Nehemiah 12:30 - Gates
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And the priests | H3548 | כֹּהֵן |
[Noun Masculine] literally one {officiating} a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
and the Levites | H3881 | לֵוִיִּי |
[Adjective] a Leviite or descendant of Levi |
purified | H2891 | טָהֵר |
[Verb] properly to be bright; that {is} (by implication) to be pure (physically {sound} clear: unadulterated; Levitically uncontaminated; morally innocent or holy) |
themselves | H2891 | טָהֵר |
[Verb] properly to be bright; that {is} (by implication) to be pure (physically {sound} clear: unadulterated; Levitically uncontaminated; morally innocent or holy) |
and purified | H2891 | טָהֵר |
[Verb] properly to be bright; that {is} (by implication) to be pure (physically {sound} clear: unadulterated; Levitically uncontaminated; morally innocent or holy) |
the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
and the gates | H8179 | שַׁעַר |
[Noun Masculine] an {opening} that {is} door or gate |
and the wall | H2346 | חוֹמָה |
[Noun Feminine] a wall of protection |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.