Ezra 5:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.”
שָׁמַיִן
{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}
הָוָא
it was
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הָוָא
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
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בַּיִת
house/ the
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בַּיִת
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
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שַׂגִּיא
many
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שַׂגִּיא
large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)
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תּוּב
they sent back to/ us
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תּוּב
specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply
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שְׁנָה
years
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שְׁנָה
{a year (as a revolution of time)}
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פִּתְגָּם
word/ the
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פִּתְגָּם
a word, answer, letter or decree
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רַב
great
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רַב
{abundant}
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עֲבַד
are servants/ his
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עֲבַד
a servant
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בְּנָא
built
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בְּנָא
to build
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