Nehemiah 9:1

On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
Nehemiah 9:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּבְיוֹם֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֗ה נֶאֶסְפ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּצ֣וֹם וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOm“and on day”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  2. עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rim“twenty”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  3. וְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'Ah“and four”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  4. לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.desh“of the month”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫דֶשׁ · “month” · Strong's H2320G
  5. הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  6. נֶאֶסְפ֤וּne.'es.Fu“they gathered”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  7. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. בְּצ֣וֹםbe.Tzom“with fasting”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוֹם · “fast” · Strong's H6685
  10. וּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.Kim“and in sackcloth<s>”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂק · “sackcloth” · Strong's H8242
  11. וַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.Mah“and earth”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  12. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hem“[was] on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)