{
"verseID": "Nehemiah.3.13",
"source": "אֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַגַּ֜יְא הֶחֱזִ֣יק חָנוּן֮ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י זָנוֹחַ֒ הֵ֣מָּה בָנ֔וּהוּ וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָ֑יו וְאֶ֤לֶף אַמָּה֙ בַּחוֹמָ֔ה עַ֖ד שַׁ֥עַר הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*ʾēt* *šaʿar* ha-*gayʾ* *heḥĕzîq* *Ḥānûn* wə-*yōšəbê* *Zānôaḥ* *hēmmâ* *bānûhû* wə-*yaʿămîdû* *daltōtāyw* *manʿulāyw* û-*brîḥāyw* wə-*ʾelep* *ʾammâ* ba-*ḥômâ* *ʿad* *šaʿar* hā-*šăpôt*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker - [direct object]",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"ha-*gayʾ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the valley",
"*heḥĕzîq*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he repaired/strengthened",
"*Ḥānûn*": "proper noun - Hanun",
"wə-*yōšəbê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and inhabitants of",
"*Zānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Zanoah",
"*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*bānûhû*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they built it",
"wə-*yaʿămîdû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they erected/set up",
"*daltōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its doors",
"*manʿulāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its locks",
"û-*brîḥāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its bars",
"wə-*ʾelep*": "conjunction + numeral, masculine singular - and a thousand",
"*ʾammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit",
"ba-*ḥômâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the wall",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/as far as",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"hā-*šăpôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the refuse/dung"
},
"variants": {
"*šaʿar*": "gate, entrance, portal",
"*gayʾ*": "valley, ravine, gorge",
"*heḥĕzîq*": "strengthened, repaired, restored, fortified, made repairs",
"*yōšəbê*": "inhabitants of, dwellers in, residents of",
"*bānûhû*": "built it, constructed it, rebuilt it",
"*yaʿămîdû*": "erected, set up, installed",
"*daltōtāyw*": "its doors, its double-doors, its entrances",
"*manʿulāyw*": "its locks, its bolts, its fastenings",
"*brîḥāyw*": "its bars, its bolts, its cross-beams",
"*ʾammâ*": "cubit (measurement, ~18 inches)",
"*šăpôt*": "refuse, dung, garbage"
}
}