Nehemiah 1:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖ה
(ne·chem·yah)
5166: "Yah comforts," three Isr.from nacham and Yah
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Hacaliah.חֲכַלְיָ֑ה
(cha·chal·yah;)
2446: perhaps "wait for Yah," father of Nehemiahperhaps from the same as Chakilah and from Yah
Now it happenedוַיְהִ֤י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
in the monthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־
(ve·cho·desh-)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
Chislev,(כִּסְלֵיו֙
(kis·leiv)
3691: the ninth month of the Jewish calendarof foreign origin
[in] the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים
(es·rim,)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
year,שְׁנַ֣ת
(she·nat)
8141: a yearfrom shana
while I was in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן
(be·shu·shan)
7800: residence of Pers. kingsfrom the same as shushan
the capitol,הַבִּירָֽה׃
(hab·bi·rah.)
1002: a castle, palaceof foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
The words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of Nehemiah
Nchemyah  (nekh-em-yaw')
consolation of Jah; Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites -- Nehemiah.
the son
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 Hachaliah
Chakalyah  (khak-al-yaw')
darkness of Jah; Chakaljah, an Israelite -- Hachaliah.
And it came to pass in the month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
Chisleu
Kiclev  (kis-lave')
Kisleu, the 9th Heb. month -- Chisleu.
in the twentieth
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
as I was in Shushan
Shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
the palace
biyrah  (bee-raw')
a castle or palace -- palace.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol,

King James Bible
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: During the month of Chislev in the twentieth year, when I was in the fortress city of Susa,

International Standard Version
In this document, I, Hacaliah's son Nehemiah, recount what occurred during the twentieth year of Artaxerxes. In the month of Chislev, while I was in Shushan at the palace,

NET Bible
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, I was in Susa the citadel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These are the words of Nehemiah, son of Hacaliah: During the month of Chislev, in Artaxerxes' twentieth year as king, while I was in the fortress at Susa,

King James 2000 Bible
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel,
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