Nehemiah 7:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the cityוְהָעִ֞יר
(ve·ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
was largeרַחֲבַ֤ת
(ra·cha·vat)
7342: wide, broadfrom rachab
and spacious,וּגְדֹולָ֔ה
(u·ge·do·v·lah,)
1419: greatfrom gadal
but the peopleוְהָעָ֥ם
(ve·ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
in it were fewמְעַ֖ט
(me·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
and the housesבָּתִּ֖ים
(bat·tim)
1004: a housea prim. root
were not built.בְּנוּיִֽם׃
(be·nu·yim.)
1129: to builda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Now the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
was large
rachab  (raw-khawb')
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
but the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
were few
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
therein
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
and the houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
were not builded
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.

King James Bible
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.

International Standard Version
Even though the city was large and spread out, not many people were living there and not many houses had been built.

NET Bible
Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.

King James 2000 Bible
Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
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