Nehemiah 12:39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.Nehemiah 12:39 in the real world
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- מֵאָהMêʼâhMeah, a tower in Jerusalem
- חֲנַנְאֵלChănanʼêlChananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named
- יָשָׁןyâshânold
- מַטָּרָאmaṭṭârâʼa jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)
- דָּגdâga fish (often used collectively)
- מִגְדָּלmigdâla tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed
- אֶפְרַיִםʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- צֹאןtsôʼna collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.