to mourn, lament

1. (Qal) to mourn, lament

   1. of humans

   2. of inanimate objects (fig.)

      1. of gates

      2. of land

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to mourn

   2. play the mourner

not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)

1. do not, let not (with a verb)

2. let there not be (with a verb understood)

3. not, no (with substantive)

4. nothing (as substantive)

(plural)

1. rulers, judges

2. divine ones

3. angels

4. gods

(plural intensive - singular meaning)

1. god, goddess

2. godlike one

3. works or special possessions of God

4. the (true) God

5. God

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to discern, understand, consider

1. (Qal)

   1. to perceive, discern

   2. to understand, know (with the mind)

   3. to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider

   4. to have discernment, insight, understanding

2. (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to understand

   2. to cause to understand, give understanding, teach

4. (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently

5. (Polel) to teach, instruct

(TWOT) prudent, regard

to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears

1. (Qal)

   1. to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)

   2. to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)

   3. to weep upon (embrace and weep)

   4. to bewail

2. (Piel) participle

   1. lamenting

   2. bewailing

speech, word, speaking, thing

1. speech

2. saying, utterance

3. word, words

4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

he, she, it

1. himself (with emphasis)

2. resuming subj with emphasis

3. (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

4. (anticipating subj)

5. (emphasising predicate)

6. that, it (neuter)

   demonstrative pronoun

that (with article)

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1. the proper name of the one true God

   1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136

day, time, year

1. day (as opposed to night)

2. day (24 hour period)

   1. as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

   2. as a division of time

      1. a working day, a day's journey

3. days, lifetime (pl.)

4. time, period (general)

5. year

6. temporal references

   1. today

   2. yesterday

   3. tomorrow

priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

2. pagan priests

3. priests of Jehovah

4. Levitical priests

5. Zadokite priests

6. Aaronic priests

7. the high priest

that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1. that

   1. yea, indeed

2. when (of time)

   1. when, if, though (with a concessive force)

3. because, since (causal connection)

4. but (after negative)

5. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

6. but rather, but

7. except that

8. only, nevertheless

9. surely

10. that is

11. but if

12. for though

13. forasmuch as, for therefore

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

Levite = see Levi "joined to"

1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

   1. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts"

1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile

2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem

to count, recount, relate

1. (Qal)

   1. to count (things)

   2. to number, take account of, reckon

2. (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered

3. (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare

   1. to recount (something), rehearse

   2. to talk

   3. to count exactly or accurately

4. (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related

   masculine noun

enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe

1. enumerator, muster-officer, secretary

2. learned man, scribe

Ezra = "help"

1. the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah

2. a priest with Zerubbabel

3. another post-exilic Jew

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

to hear, listen to, obey

1. (Qal)

   1. to hear (perceive by ear)

   2. to hear of or concerning

   3. to hear (have power to hear)

   4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to

   5. to understand (language)

   6. to hear (of judicial cases)

   7. to listen, give heed

      1. to consent, agree

      2. to grant request

   8. to listen to, yield to

   9. to obey, be obedient

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be heard (of voice or sound)

   2. to be heard of

   3. to be regarded, be obeyed

3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound

   2. to sound aloud (musical term)

   3. to make proclamation, summon

   4. to cause to be heard

      masculine noun

sound

law, direction, instruction

1. instruction, direction (human or divine)

   1. body of prophetic teaching

   2. instruction in Messianic age

   3. body of priestly direction or instruction

   4. body of legal directives

2. law

   1. law of the burnt offering

   2. of special law, codes of law

3. custom, manner

4. the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Tirshatha - governor

1. a title used by the Persian governor in Judea

   1. Nehemiah used this title