Nehemiah 13:2:3Neh.13.2.W3TAB
קִדְּמ֛וּ
kiddemu
“they met”
- Transliteration
- kid-DE-MU
- Extended
- kihd-DEH-MOO
- IPA
- /qid.dəˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they met
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
kid-DE-MU
- phraseyour reading level
KI LO kid-DE-MU
- clause
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim
- sentence
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The Piel perfect qiddəmu {קִדְּמוּ | qiddəmu} ‘they met’ serves as the protasis verb, highlighting deliberate hospitality.
In context — Nehemiah 13:2
Because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam to curse them, yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Nehemiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word קִדְּמ֛וּ (kiddemu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Neh.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W3.S1) and character.