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Nehemiah 2

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5 I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may build it.”

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Word Entries 66
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב וְאִם־יִיטַ֥ב עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי אֶל־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־עִ֛יר קִבְר֥וֹת אֲבֹתַ֖י וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃

19 word entries
וָאֹמַ֣ר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 1rd person common gender singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
Lemma
l/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
201
אִם
Lemma
518 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H518
Occurrences
641
עַל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
ט֔וֹב
Lemma
2895
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H2895
Occurrences
17
וְאִם
Lemma
c/518 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H518
Occurrences
279
יִיטַ֥ב
Lemma
3190
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3190
Occurrences
63
עַבְדְּךָ֖
Lemma
5650
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5650
Occurrences
605
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
Lemma
l/6440
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6440
Occurrences
1012
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
Lemma
834 a
Morphology
Hebrew: particle relative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H834
Occurrences
4808
תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי
Lemma
7971
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 2rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7971
Occurrences
405
אֶל
Lemma
413
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H413
Occurrences
5170
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Lemma
3063
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3063
Occurrences
682
אֶל
Lemma
413
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H413
Occurrences
5170
עִ֛יר
Lemma
5892 b
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5892
Occurrences
377
קִבְר֥וֹת
Lemma
6913
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6913
Occurrences
37
אֲבֹתַ֖י
Lemma
1
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1
Occurrences
995
וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה
Lemma
c/1129
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal imperfect 1rd person common gender singular + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1129
Occurrences
132
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐ̇ܡܪܬ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܐܢ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܟ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܬܫܕܪܢܝ ܠܝܗܘܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܠܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܒܢܝܗ̇

18 word entries
ܘܐ̇ܡܪܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'mrt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
306
ܠܡܠܟܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lmlk'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
267
ܐܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܢ
Transliteration
'n
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
471
ܥܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3346
ܡܠܟܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
malka
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
king
Occurrences
1870
ܫܦܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
shpyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
79
ܐܢܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܐ
Transliteration
ena
Morphology
personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1289
ܐܢܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܐ
Transliteration
ena
Morphology
personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1289
ܥܒܕܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'bdk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
80
ܩܕܡܝܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
qdmyk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
179
ܬܫܕܪܢܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tshdrny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܠܝܗܘܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lyhwd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
8
ܡܕܝܢܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mdynth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
23
ܕܕܘܝܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ddwyd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
183
ܠܒܝܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lbyt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
190
ܩܒܘܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
qbwr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
3
ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'bhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
7
ܘܐܒܢܝܗ̇
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'bnyh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

et dixi ad regem: Si videtur regi bonum, et si placet servus tuus ante faciem tuam, ut mittas me in Judæam ad civitatem sepulchri patris mei, et ædificabo eam.

29 word entries
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
dixi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dixi
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
regem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
si
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
si
Transliteration
si
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1970
videtur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uideo
Transliteration
videtur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1988
regi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regi
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
bonum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bonus
Transliteration
bonum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
847
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
si
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
si
Transliteration
si
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1970
placet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
placeo
Transliteration
placet
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
232
servus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
seruus
Transliteration
servus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
846
tuus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tuus
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
ante
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ante
Transliteration
ante
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
594
faciem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facies
Transliteration
faciem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
793
tuam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tuam
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
mittas
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mitto
Transliteration
mittas
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1165
me
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ego
Transliteration
me
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
6108
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
Iudaeam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Iudaea
Transliteration
Iudaeam
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
117
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
civitatem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ciuitas
Transliteration
civitatem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1108
sepulchri
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sepulchri
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
95
patris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pater
Transliteration
patris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1575
mei
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ego
Transliteration
mei
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
6108
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
aedificabo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
aedificabo
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
449
eam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eam
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate tradition

    The current Greek Brenton source archive does not expose this as the same canonical book. Related Greek Esther/Ezra traditions are tracked under separate or alternate structures where available.

  • Targum Aramaic not in current source set

    No license-clean Targum panel is currently mapped for this book in the imported public-domain source set.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

2 Samuel 14:22

Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”

3 relevance votes

Ruth 2:13

Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”

3 relevance votes

Esther 8:5

She said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seems right to the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

2 relevance votes

Esther 7:3

Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

2 relevance votes

Ezra 5:17

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”

2 relevance votes

Proverbs 3:4

So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

2 relevance votes

Esther 5:8

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”

2 relevance votes

Esther 1:19

“If it pleases the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.

1 relevance votes
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