Nehemiah 3:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Hanunחָנוּן֮
(cha·nun)
2586: "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite kingfrom chanan
and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י
(ve·yo·she·vei)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
of Zanoahזָנֹוחַ֒
(za·no·v·ach)
2182: two cities in Judahfrom zanach
repairedהֶחֱזִ֣יק
(he·che·zik)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
the Valleyהַגַּ֜יְא
(hag·gay·)
1516: a valleyof uncertain derivation
Gate.שַׁ֨עַר
(sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
They builtבָנ֔וּהוּ
(va·nu·hu,)
1129: to builda prim. root
it 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 boltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יו
(man·'u·lav)
4514: a boltfrom naal
and its bars,וּבְרִיחָ֑יו
(u·ve·ri·chav;)
1280: a barfrom barach
and a thousandוְאֶ֤לֶף
(ve·'e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
cubitsאַמָּה֙
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
of the wallבַּחֹומָ֔ה
(ba·cho·v·mah,)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
to the Refuseהָשֲׁפֹֽות׃
(ha·sha·fo·vt.)
830: an ash heap, refuse heap, dunghillfrom the same as shaphath
Gate.שַׁ֥עַר
(sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The valley
gay'  (gah'-ee)
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) -- valley.
gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
repaired
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Hanun
Chanuwn  (khaw-noon')
favored; Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites -- Hanun.
and the inhabitants
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
of Zanoah
Zanowach  (zaw-no'-akh)
rejected; Zanoach, the name of two places in Palestine -- Zanoah.
they built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
it 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 and a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
on the wall
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
unto the dung
'ashpoth  (ash-pohth')
a heap of rubbish or filth -- dung (hill).
gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall to the Refuse Gate.

King James Bible
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired 500 yards of the wall to the Dung Gate.

International Standard Version
Hanun and the residents of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate, reconstructing it and installing its doors, including locks and security bars. They also rebuilt 1,000 cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

NET Bible
Hanun and the residents of Zanoah worked on the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars, in addition to working on fifteen hundred feet of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hanun and the people of Zanoah repaired Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, locks, and bars in place, and they repaired 1,500 feet of the wall, as far as Dung Gate.

King James 2000 Bible
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the refuse gate.
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