Nehemiah 3:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Hassenaahהַסְּנָאָ֑ה
(has·se·na·'ah;)
5570: a family of returning exilesof uncertain derivation
builtבָּנ֖וּ
(ba·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
the Fishהַדָּגִ֔ים
(had·da·gim,)
1709: a fishfrom dagah
Gate;שַׁ֣עַר
(sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
they laid its beamsקֵר֔וּהוּ
(ke·ru·hu,)
7136b: to lay the beams ofdenominative verb from qorah
and hungוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙
(vai·ya·'a·mi·du)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
its doorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יו
(dal·to·tav,)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
with its boltsמַנְעוּלָ֖יו
(man·'u·lav)
4514: a boltfrom naal
and bars.וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃
(u·ve·ri·chav.)
1280: a barfrom barach


















KJV Lexicon
But the fish
dag  (dawg)
a fish (as prolific); a fish (often used collectively) -- fish.
gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
did the sons
ben  (bane)
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.
of Hassenaah
Cna'ah  (sen-aw-aw')
thorny; Senaah, a place in Palestine -- Senaah, Hassenaah (with the article).
build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
who also laid the beams
qarah  (kaw-raw')
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
thereof and set up
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
the doors
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
thereof the locks
man`uwl  (man-ool')
a bolt -- lock.
thereof and the bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.

King James Bible
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

International Standard Version
The Fish Gate was repaired by Hassenaah's sons. They built its framework and installed its doors, including locks and security bars,

NET Bible
The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, locks, and bars in place.

King James 2000 Bible
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
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