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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבְיוֹם֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֗ה נֶאֶסְפ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּצ֣וֹם וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
- וּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOm“and on day”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rim“twenty”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
- וְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'Ah“and four”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
- לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.desh“of the month”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫דֶשׁ · “month” · Strong's H2320G
- הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- נֶאֶסְפ֤וּne.'es.Fu“they gathered”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
- בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- בְּצ֣וֹםbe.Tzom“with fasting”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוֹם · “fast” · Strong's H6685
- וּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.Kim“and in sackcloth<s>”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂק · “sackcloth” · Strong's H8242
- וַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.Mah“and earth”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
- 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)