The Meaning of Nehemiah 3:9 Explained

Nehemiah 3:9

KJV: And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

YLT: And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.

Darby: And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

ASV: And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And next unto them  repaired  Rephaiah  the son  of Hur,  the ruler  of the half  part  of Jerusalem. 

What does Nehemiah 3:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 3

1  The names and order of those who built the wall

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 3:9 mean?

And next to them made repairs Rephaiah son of Hur leader of half the district of Jerusalem -
וְעַל־ יָדָ֤ם הֶחֱזִיק֙ רְפָיָ֣ה בֶן־ ח֔וּר שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֥לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ס

וְעַל־  And  next 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יָדָ֤ם  to  them 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הֶחֱזִיק֙  made  repairs 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
רְפָיָ֣ה  Rephaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְפָיָה  
Sense: a descendant of Zerubbabel and David.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
ח֔וּר  of  Hur 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּר  
Sense: a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron.
שַׂ֕ר  leader 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
חֲצִ֖י  of  half 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
פֶּ֥לֶךְ  the  district 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּלֶךְ 
Sense: whirl of spindle, stick, district.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם  of  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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