Nehemiah 3:7
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.”
עֵבֶר
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
חָזַק
he repaired
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חָזַק
To be strong, to strengthen. Chazaq. Wait on the LORD. Be strong. Let your heart take courage. God calls the weary to renewed strength through waiting.
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יָד
hand/ their
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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פֶּחָה
the governor of
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פֶּחָה
a prefect (of a city or small district)
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גִּבְעוֹן
Gibeon
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גִּבְעוֹן
Gibon, a place in Palestine
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מְלַטְיָה
Melatiah
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מְלַטְיָה
Melatjah, a Gibeonite
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