dî

-

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·hūḏ

in Judah

1) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

ū·ḇî·rū·šə·lem

and Jerusalem

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

bə·šum

in the name

1) name

’ĕ·lāh

of the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

yiś·rā·’êl

of Israel ,

Israel = |God prevails|
 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 
 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 
 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 
 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

‘ă·lê·hō·wn

who was over them .

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

nə·ḇī·ʾå̄h

Later, the prophets

1) prophet

ḥag·gay

Haggai

Haggai = |festive|
 1) 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity

ū·zə·ḵar·yāh

and Zechariah

Zechariah = |Jehovah remembers|
 1) 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel 
 2) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 
 3) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 
 4) one of the sons of Jehiel 
 5) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 
 6) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 
 7) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 
 8) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 
 9) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 
 10) son of Bebai 
 11) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 
 12) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 
 13) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 
 14) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 
 15) a priest, son of Pashur 
 16) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 
 17) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 
 18) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 
 19) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 
 20) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 
 21) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 
 22) a Manassite, father of Iddo 
 23) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 
 24) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 
 25) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 
 26) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 
 27) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 
 28) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 
 29) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

ḇar-

son

1) son

‘id·dō·w

of Iddo

Iddo = |His witness|
 1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon 
 2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah 
 3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah 
 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 
 5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel 
 6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David 
 7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon

wə·hiṯ·nab·bî

prophesied

v 
 1) (CLBL) (Ithpael) to prophesy

nə·ḇī·ʾay·yå̄

1) prophet

‘al-

to

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

the Jews

1) Jew

bê·ḏa·yin

Then

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

zə·rub·bā·ḇel

Zerubbabel

Zerubbabel = |sown in Babylon|
 1) the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

bar-

son

1) son

šə·’al·tî·’êl

of Shealtiel

Shealtiel = |I have asked of God|
 1) father of Zerubbabel

wə·yê·šū·a‘

and Jeshua

Jeshua = |he is saved|
 1) an exilic priest who returned with Zerubbabel

bar-

son

1) son

yō·w·ṣā·ḏāq

of Jozadak

Jozadak = |Jehovah is righteous|
 1) grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar

qā·mū

rose up

1) to arise, stand 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to arise from 
 1a2) to come on the scene (fig) 
 1a3) to arise (out of inaction) 
 1a4) to stand 
 1a5) to endure 
 1b) (Pael) to set up, establish 
 1c) (Aphel) 
 1c1) to set up 
 1c2) to lift up 
 1c3) to establish 
 1c4) to appoint 
 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stand

wə·šā·rîw

and began

1) to loosen, abide, begin 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to loosen 
 1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp) 
 1b) (Pael) to begin, open 
 1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened

lə·miḇ·nê

to rebuild

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

bêṯ

the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem .

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

nə·ḇī·ʾay·yå̄

And the prophets

1) prophet

ḏî-

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

dî

of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’ĕ·lā·hā

God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

wə·‘im·mə·hō·wn

were with them ,

1) with 
 1a) together with, with 
 1b) with, during

mə·sā·‘ă·ḏîn

helping

1) (Aphel) to support, sustain

lə·hō·wn

them .

bêh-

zim·nā

At that time

1) a set time, time, season

tat·tə·nay

Tattenai

Tatnai = |gift|
 1) a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

pa·ḥaṯ

the governor

1) governor

‘ă·ḇar-

[of the region] west

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

of the Euphrates ,

1) river

ū·šə·ṯar

vvv

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

bō·wz·nay

Shethar-bozenai ,

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn

and their associates

1) companion, associate

wə·ḵên

. . .

1) thus, so, as follows

’ă·ṯā

went

1) to come, arrive 
 1a) (P'al) to come 
 1b) (Aphel) to bring 
 1c) (Hophal) to be brought
 2) used in the NT in the phrase |maranatha| -|Lord come|

‘ă·lê·hō·wn

to [the Jews]

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

’ā·mə·rîn

and asked

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

lə·hōm

,

man-

“ Who

1) who?, what?, whoever, whosoever

śām

authorized you

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

lə·ḵōm

ṭə·‘êm

-

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

lib·bə·nê

to rebuild

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

bay·ṯā

temple

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

lə·šaḵ·lā·lāh

and restore

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

wə·’uš·šar·nā

structure ? ”

1) wall, panelling, beams, structure (precise meaning and derivation uncertain)

’ĕ·ḏa·yin

They also

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

kə·nê·mā

. . .

1) thus, so, accordingly, as follows

’ă·mar·nā

asked

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

lə·hōm

,

man-

“ What

1) who?, what?, whoever, whosoever

’in·nūn

are

1) these, those, they

šə·mā·hāṯ

the names

1) name

guḇ·ray·yā

of the men

1) a man, a certain (one)

dî-

who

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

bā·na·yin

are constructing

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

ḇin·yā·nā

building ? ”

1) a building, structure

wə·‘ên

But the eye

1) eye

’ĕ·lā·hă·hōm

of their God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

hă·wāṯ

was

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

‘al-

on

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

śā·ḇê

the elders

1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 
 1a) (P'al) elders (subst)

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

of the Jews ,

1) Jew

wə·lā-

so that they were not

1) no, not, nothing

ḇaṭ·ṭi·lū

stopped

1) (P'al) to cease 
 1a) to cease 
 1b) to make to cease

him·mōw

-

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

‘aḏ-

until

prep
 1) even to, until, up to, during 
 conj 
 2) until, up to the time that, ere that

ṭa‘·mā

a report

1) taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

yə·hāḵ

was sent

1) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought

lə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš

to Darius

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

we·’ĕ·ḏa·yin

and

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

niš·tə·wā·nā

written instructions

1) letter

‘al-

about

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

də·nāh

this matter

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

yə·ṯî·ḇūn

were returned .

1) to return, come back 
 1a) (P'al) to return, come back 
 1b) (Aphel) 
 1b1) to restore, give back, answer 
 1b2) to return

par·še·ḡen

This is the text

1) copy

’ig·gar·tā

of the letter

1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

dî-

that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

tat·tə·nay

Tattenai

Tatnai = |gift|
 1) a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

pa·ḥaṯ

the governor

1) governor

‘ă·ḇar-

of the region west

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

of the Euphrates ,

1) river

ū·šə·ṯar

vvv

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

bō·wz·nay

Shethar-bozenai ,

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯêh

and their associates ,

1) companion, associate

’ă·p̄ar·sə·ḵā·yê

the officials

Apharsachites = |as causers of division (?)| Apharsathchites = |I will divide the deceivers (?)|
 1) (CLBL) an unknown office 
 2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official 
 3) (TWOT) 
 3a) a people 
 3b) perhaps a title of an official

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ba·‘ă·ḇar

in the region ,

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

. . .

1) river

šə·laḥ

sent

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

‘al-

to

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

mal·kā

King

1) king

dā·rə·yā·weš

Darius .

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

piṯ·ḡā·mā

The report

1) command, work, affair, decree 
 1a) word, report 
 1b) decree

šə·la·ḥū

they sent

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

‘ă·lō·w·hî

him

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

kə·ṯîḇ

read as follows

1) to write 
 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written

bə·ḡaw·wêh

. . .

1) midst, the midst

wə·ḵiḏ·nāh

. . . :

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

mal·kā

To King

1) king

lə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš

Darius :

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

ḵōl·lā

All

1) all, whole, the whole 
 1a) the whole of, all 
 1b) every, any, none

šə·lā·mā

peace .

1) welfare, prosperity, peace, well-being

le·hĕ·wê

Let it be

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

yə·ḏî·a‘

known

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

lə·mal·kā

to the king

1) king

dî-

that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’ă·zal·nā

we went

1) to go, to go off 
 1a) (P'al) to go, go off

mə·ḏî·nə·tā

into the province

1) district, province

lî·hūḏ

of Judah ,

1) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

lə·ḇêṯ

to the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

rab·bā

of the great

adj 
 1) great 
 1a) great 
 1b) great (fig of power) 
 n 
 2) captain, chief

’ĕ·lā·hā

God .

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

wə·hū

[The people]

1) he, she, it 
 1a) (emphasising and resuming subject) 
 1b)(anticipating subj) 
 1c) as demons pron 
 1d) (relative) 
 1e) (affirming existence)

miṯ·bə·nê

are rebuilding it

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

’e·ḇen

with large stones

1) stone 
 1a) a (the) stone 
 1b) stone, material of idols and buildings

gə·lāl

. . . ,

1) rolling

mit·tə·śām

and placing

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

wə·’ā‘

timbers

1) wood, beam, timber

bə·ḵuṯ·lay·yā

in the walls .

1) a wall

ḏāḵ

This

1) this

wa·‘ă·ḇî·ḏə·tā

work

1) work, service, ritual, worship 
 1a) work, administration 
 1b) ritual, service

miṯ·‘aḇ·ḏā

is being carried out

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

’ā·sə·par·nā

diligently

1) thoroughly 
 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently

ū·maṣ·laḥ

and is prospering

1) to prosper 
 1a) (Aphel) 
 1a1) to cause to prosper 
 1a2) show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful

bə·yeḏ·hōm

in their hands .

1) hand 
 2) power (fig.)

’ĕ·ḏa·yin

So

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

šə·’ê·lə·nā

we questioned

1) to ask 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to ask for, request 
 1a2) to enquire for or about

’il·lêḵ

the

1) these, those

kə·nê·mā

. . .

1) thus, so, accordingly, as follows

lə·śā·ḇay·yā

elders

1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 
 1a) (P'al) elders (subst)

’ă·mar·nā

and asked

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

lə·hōm

,

man-

“ Who

1) who?, what?, whoever, whosoever

śām

authorized

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

. . .

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

lə·ḵōm

you

lə·miḇ·nə·yāh

to rebuild

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

bay·ṯā

temple

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

lə·šaḵ·lā·lāh

and restore

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

wə·’uš·šar·nā

structure ? ”

1) wall, panelling, beams, structure (precise meaning and derivation uncertain)

wə·’ap̄

We also

1) also, yea

šə·’ê·lə·nā

asked for

1) to ask 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to ask for, request 
 1a2) to enquire for or about

lə·hōm

their

šə·mā·hā·ṯə·hōm

names ,

1) name

dî

so that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

niḵ·tuḇ

we could write down

1) to write 
 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written

šum-

the names

1) name

guḇ·ray·yā

of their leaders

1) a man, a certain (one)

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇə·rā·šê·hōm

. . .

1) chief, head 
 1a) head (of man) 
 1b) head (as seat of visions) 
 1c) chief 
 1d) sum (essential content)

lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘ū·ṯāḵ

for your information .

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

ū·ḵə·nê·mā

And this

1) thus, so, accordingly, as follows

p̄iṯ·ḡā·mā

is the answer

1) command, work, affair, decree 
 1a) word, report 
 1b) decree

hă·ṯî·ḇū·nā

they returned

1) to return, come back 
 1a) (P'al) to return, come back 
 1b) (Aphel) 
 1b1) to restore, give back, answer 
 1b2) to return

lə·mê·mar

. . . :

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

’ă·naḥ·nā

“ We

1) we (first pers. pl.)

him·mōw

are

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî

servants

1) servant, slave

ḏî-

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’ĕ·lāh

of the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

šə·may·yā

of heaven

1) heaven, heavens, sky 
 1a) visible sky 
 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

wə·’ar·‘ā

and earth ,

1) earth, world, ground

ū·ḇā·na·yin

and we are rebuilding

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

bay·ṯā

the temple

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

dî-

that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

hă·wā

was

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

ḇə·nêh

built

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

śag·gî·’ān

many

adj 
 1) great, much 
 1a) great 
 1b) much, many 
 adv 
 2) exceedingly

šə·nîn

years

1) year

miq·qaḏ·maṯ

ago ,

1) former time or situation, as before

də·nāh

. . .

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

raḇ

which a great

adj 
 1) great 
 1a) great 
 1b) great (fig of power) 
 n 
 2) captain, chief

ū·me·leḵ

king

1) king

lə·yiś·rā·’êl

of Israel

Israel = |God prevails|
 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 
 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 
 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 
 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

bə·nā·hî

built

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

wə·šaḵ·lə·lêh

and completed .

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

lā·hên

But

1) therefore 
 2) except, but 
 2a) except (with negative) 
 2b) however, but

min-

since

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’ă·ḇā·ho·ṯa·nā

our fathers

1) father

har·gi·zū

angered

1) (Aphel) to rage, enrage

le·’ĕ·lāh

the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

šə·may·yā

of heaven ,

1) heaven, heavens, sky 
 1a) visible sky 
 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

yə·haḇ

He delivered

1) to give, provide 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 
 1b) (Hithp'al) 
 1b1) to be given 
 1b2) to be paid

him·mōw

them

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

bə·yaḏ

into the hand

1) hand 
 2) power (fig.)

nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar

of Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar = |may Nebo protect the crown|
 1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive

me·leḵ-

king

1) king

bā·ḇel

of Babylon ,

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

kas·då̄·yå̄

the Chaldean

Chaldean = see Chaldea |clod-breakers|
 1) a group of people usually associated with the area around Babylonia 
 2) the learned class of priests, magicians, or astronomers

saṯ·rêh

who destroyed

1) (Pael) to hide, remove from sight 
 2) (P'al) destroy

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

ū·ḇay·ṯāh

temple

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

haḡ·lî

and carried away

1) to reveal 
 1a) (P'al) to reveal (secrets), be revealed
 1b) (Aphel) to take into exile

wə·‘am·māh

the people

1) people

lə·ḇā·ḇel

to Babylon .

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

ḥă·ḏāh

In his first

1) one (number) 
 1a) one 
 1b) a (indefinite article)

biš·naṯ

year ,

1) year

bə·ram

however ,

1) only, nevertheless, but

lə·ḵō·w·reš

Cyrus

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

mal·kā

king

1) king

dî

of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇā·ḇel

Babylon

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

kō·w·reš

-

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

mal·kā

-

1) king

śām

issued

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

a decree

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

lib·bə·nê

to rebuild

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏə·nāh

this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

bêṯ-

house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God .

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

wə·’ap̄

He also

1) also, yea

han·pêq

removed

1) to go or come out, bring or come forth 
 1a) (P'al) to go out or forth 
 1b) (Aphel) to bring forth

him·mōw

-

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

hê·ḵə·lā

the temple

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

dî

of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇā·ḇel

Babylon

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

ḏa·hă·ḇāh

the gold

1) gold

wə·ḵas·pā

and silver

1) silver 
 1a) as metal 
 1b) as money

mā·nay·yā

articles

1) vessel, utensil

ḏî-

belonging to

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇêṯ-

the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God ,

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

dî

which

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

dî

-

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar = |may Nebo protect the crown|
 1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive

han·pêq

had taken

1) to go or come out, bring or come forth 
 1a) (P'al) to go out or forth 
 1b) (Aphel) to bring forth

wə·hê·ḇêl

and carried

1) (Aphel) to bring, carry, bear along

him·mōw

-

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

lə·hê·ḵə·lā

[there]

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇā·ḇel

. . .

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

hê·ḵə·lā

the temple

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

dî

-

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem .

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

mal·kā

King

1) king

kō·w·reš

Cyrus

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

wî·hî·ḇū

gave [these articles]

1) to give, provide 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 
 1b) (Hithp'al) 
 1b1) to be given 
 1b2) to be paid

šə·mêh

to a man named

1) name

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

lə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar

Sheshbazzar ,

Sheshbazzar = |worshipper of fire|
 1) the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel

śā·mêh

whom he appointed

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

p̄e·ḥāh

governor

1) governor

śē

‘ Take

1) to lift, bear, take, carry 
 1a) (P'al) to take 
 1b) (Ithpael) to make a rising, make an insurrection

’ê·zel-

. . .

1) to go, to go off 
 1a) (P'al) to go, go off

ʾēl·lɛh

these

1) these

mā·nay·yā

articles ,

1) vessel, utensil

’ă·ḥêṯ

put

1) to descend 
 1a) (P'al) to descend 
 1b) (Aphel) to deposit 
 1c) (Hophal) to be deposed, be cast down

him·mōw

them

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

bə·hê·ḵə·lā

in the temple

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem ,

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

ū·ḇêṯ

and let the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

yiṯ·bə·nê

be rebuilt

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

‘al-

on

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

’aṯ·rêh

its original site . ’

1) track, place

wa·’ă·mar-

and instructed

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

lêh

,

’ĕ·ḏa·yin

So

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

dêḵ

this

1) this

šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar

Sheshbazzar

Sheshbazzar = |worshipper of fire|
 1) the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel