Nehemiah 11:35

לֹ֥ד וְאוֹנ֖וֹ גֵּ֥י הַֽחֲרָשִֽׁים
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
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לֹ֥ד
לֹ֥ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Lod")
Dictionary form: לֹד · lode

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: lod
of lod ×2 and lod ×1 lod ×1
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Lod — Standard proper noun; use in most translation contexts.
Lydda — Greek/NT form; useful when bridging OT and NT contexts.
the city of Lod — Add 'city' for clarity when location needs emphasis.

BDB4326 H3850

BDB4325 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4327

לֹד proper name, of a location = Λυδδα 1 Macc 11:34; Acts 9:32; Acts 9:35; Acts 9:38, Lydda, modern Ludd, approximately 11 miles southeast from Jaffa, toward Jerusalem; RobBR ii. 244-248 GASmGeogr. 160ff. BuhlGeogr. 197 1Chr 8:12 וּבְנֹתֶיהָׅ ׳(ל, Ezra 2:33 (בְּנֵי לֹד) = Neh 7:37, compare Neh 11:35 ᵐ5 Λωδ, Λοδ, Λυδδων, Λυδδα.

lod
lōd
travail
Lod, a place in Palestine
  • (n pr loc) a city approximately 11 miles (17 km) southeast of Joppa in the plain of Sharon in the territory of Benjamin
    • "(n pr m) head of a family of returning exiles

וְ אוֹנ֖וֹ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אוֹנ֖וֹ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ono")
Dictionary form: אוֹנוֹ · oh-NOH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and ono
and ono ×3 of ono ×1 ono ×1
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Ono — Standard English spelling; use for most modern translations.
Ono (a Benjaminite town) — Add gloss when first introducing the place to readers.
the valley of craftsmen near Ono — Use when context references the plain/valley region.

BDB228 H207

BDB227 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB229

אוֺנוֺ proper name, of a location (vigorous, for אונון) city in Benjamin Ezra 2:33; Neh 7:37; Neh 11:35; 1Chr 8:12 valley of same name Neh 6:2 probably Kefr `Anâ, northwest of Lydda, Survey11, 251.

ono
ʾônô
vigorous
Ono, a place in Palestine
  • city in Benjamin
    • "a valley (of craftsman)

גֵּ֥י
גֵּ֥י
Root word valley, valleys
Dictionary form: גַּיְא · ɡai

Noun — Common, both singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the valley
in the valley ×13 the valley ×13 of the valley ×5 to the valley ×4 valley ×4 and to the valleys ×3 is in the valley ×2 nor the valley ×2
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valley — Most natural, all-purpose rendering for any context.
ravine — Prefer when the valley is narrow and steep-sided.
gorge — Emphasizes deep, dramatic terrain; good for rugged passages.
canyon — Useful for very deep, arid cuts in the landscape.
wadi — Retains Near-Eastern flavor; suits dry seasonal streambeds.

BDB1613 H1516

BDB1612 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1614

גַּיְא noun masculineIsa 40:4 (feminineZech 14:4) valley — absolute גַּיְא Num 21:20 + 8 t. + 1Sam 17:52 (compare below), גָּ֑יְא 1Chr 4:39, גֵּיא Zech 14:4, גֶּיא Isa 40:4, גַּי Deut 34:6 + 2 t.; construct גֵּיא Isa 22:1 + 21 t.; גֵּי Josh 15:8 + 13 t.; plural absolute גֵּאָיוֺת Ezek 31:12; Ezek 36:4; Ezek 36:6 + Ezek 7:16; Ezek 32:5 (strike out Co) + Ezek 6:3; 2Kgs 2:16 Qr (so Co Ezek 6:3 Kt גיאות); suffix גֵּיאוֺתֶיךָ Ezek 35:8 — valley Josh 8:11 (E) Mic 1:6; 1Sam 17:3; 2Kgs 2:16 (opposed to הַר) Isa 40:4 (opposed to גִּבְעָה, הַר), Ezek 6:3; Ezek 35:8; Ezek 36:4; Ezek 36:6 (in all with גבעות אפיקים, הרים), Ezek 31:12 (opposed to הַר), compare Ezek 7:16 (strike out B Co) Ezek 32:5 specifically, valley in Moab, a station of Israel Num 21:20 (E); over against Beth-Peor Deut 3:29; Deut 4:46; Deut 34:6 a valley near גְּדוֺר 1Chr 4:39 חִזָּיוֺן ׳ג Isa 22:1; Isa 22:5 near Jerusalem; שְׁמָנִים ׳ג Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 valley of fatness, fertility, the valley surrounding Samaria; ׳שַׁעַר הַגּ 2Chr 26:9; Neh 2:13; Neh 2:15; Neh 3:13 apocalyptic valley Zech 14:4, made by cleaving Mt. of Olives, compare הרים ׳ג vZech 14:5 vZech 14:5 valley of slaughter ההרגה ׳ג, a future name of valley of Hinnom Jer 7:32; Jer 19:6; 1Sam 17:52 (גַּיְא) ᵐ5 reads גַּת compare We Dr; Jer 2:23 of valley of Hinnom, see below; figurative Ps 23:4 צלמות ׳ג compare צלמות; Ezek 39:11 הָעֹבְרִים ׳ג, Co הָעֲבָרִים proper name compare below; elsewhere in combination with proper names: —
  a. יִפְתַּחאֵֿל ׳ג Josh 19:14; Josh 19:27 perhaps = Jotapata JosBJ «JOSEPHUS:Wars of the Jews 3:7»iii. 7, 7; Rabbin. גופתתא RelandPal 816; — Tell Jefât RobBR iii. 107. GuérinGal. i. 476 f. compare BdPal 243.
  b. הַצְּבֹעִים ׳ג 1Sam 13:18.
  c. הַֿמֶּלַךְ׳ג 2Kgs 14:7 (Kt; Qr omits article) 1Chr 18:12; 2Chr 25:11 = מֶֿלַךְ׳ג 2Sam 8:13; Ps 60:2 (title); south of Dead Sea, in or bordering on Edom; el-Ghôr RobBR ii. 109.
  d. הֶחָרָשִׁים ׳ג 1Chr 4:14; Neh 11:35, apparently near Lod & Ono, northwest of Jerusalem, not far from the sea.
  e. צְפַ֖תָֿה לְמָרֵשָׁה ׳ג 2Chr 14:9 (? read צָפֹנַה, ᵐ5 κατὰ βορρᾶν, to the north of M.) probably near the great plain of Judah, west of Jerusalem, toward the sea; הָעֹבְרִים ׳ג Ezek 39:11, east of Dead Sea (Hi Sm), Co reads הָעֲבָרִים ׳ג feminine name to be changed to הֲמוֺןגּֿוֺג ׳ג Ezek 39:11; Ezek 39:15. Most frequently
  g. גֵּי הִנֹּם Josh 15:8; Josh 18:16; Neh 11:30, גֵּי בֶןהִֿנֹּם Josh 15:8; Josh 18:16; 2Kgs 23:10 Qr (Kt ׳גי בני ה) 2Chr 28:3; 2Chr 33:6; Jer 7:31; Jer 7:32; Jer 19:2; Jer 19:6; Jer 32:35 valley southwest & south of Jerusalem (RobBR ii. 273 f.), where incense was burned, and children were offered in sacrifice to 'Molech.' Others identify with the TyropÊon valley, compare RSSemitic i. 353; see further הִנֹּם, תֹּפֶת.

BDB3182 H2796 H1516 H2798

BDB3181 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3183

חָרָשׁ noun masculineExod 38:23 graver, artificer (Phoenician חרש) — absolute ׳ח (= *חַרָּשׁ) Exod 35:35 + 14 t.; construct חָרַשׁ Exod 28:11 + 2 t.; plural חָֽרָשִׁים Hos 13:2 + 7 t.; חֲרָשִׁים 1Chr 4:14 (twice in verse); Neh 11:35 (see below); construct חָֽרָשֵׁי 2Sam 5:11 + 6 t.; —

1. graver, artificer:
  a. worker in metal 1Sam 13:19; Hos 8:6; Hos 13:2; Deut 27:15; Jer 10:9 (|| צֹרֵף), Isa 40:19 (|| id.), Isa 54:16; 1Chr 29:5 בַּרְזֶל ׳ח Isa 44:12; 2Chr 24:12 perhaps also Isa 41:7 (+ צֹרֵף); apparently = hammer Zech 2:3 (symbolic).
  b. worker in wood עֵץ ׳ח 2Sam 5:11 = 1Chr 14:1 (עֵצִים), 2Kgs 12:12; 2Kgs 22:6 = 2Chr 34:11; Jer 10:3; Isa 40:20; Isa 44:13 (see also 1Chr 22:15 below); perhaps also Ezra 3:7; 2Chr 24:12 (both || חצב).
  c. worker in stone אֶבֶן קִיר ׳ח 2Sam 5:11 = 1Chr 14:1 (omitted אבן); also of engraving on gems אבן ׳ח Exod 28:11 (P; || פִּתּוּחֵי חֹתָם); see also following
  d. in general אֶבֶן וָעֵץ ׳ח 1Chr 22:15 idol-maker צִירִים ׳ח Isa 45:16, compare Isa 44:11 (also vIsa 44:12 vIsa 44:13 above), 2Kgs 24:14; 2Kgs 24:16; Jer 24:1; Jer 29:2 (all || מַסְגֵּר), Exod 35:35; Exod 38:23 (both P; both || חשֵׁב). In גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים 1Chr 4:14, ׳גֵּי הַחֲ Neh 11:35 valley of (the) artificers, and חֲרָשִׁים artificers 1Chr 4:14, ח has ֲ֯ exceptionally, see Ol§ 183 a Köii, § 60. 5; read חָֽרָשִׁים?
2. figurative מַשְׁחִית ׳ח Ezek 21:36 men skilled to destroy.

valley, valleys
gayʾ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
  • valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

הַֽחֲרָשִֽׁים
הַֽחֲרָשִֽׁים
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of craftsmen")
Dictionary form: חֶרֶשׁ · heh-RESH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of craftsmen
artificer ×1 of craftsmen ×1 secretly ×1
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secretly — Best for adverbial use; quiet, covert action.
silently — Emphasizes absence of sound or speech.
craftsman — Best for nominal use; skilled artisan or maker.
artisan — Slightly more refined register than 'craftsman'.
skilled worker — Plain, inclusive term for any trade or craft.
stealthily — Strong covert nuance; implies deliberate concealment.

BDB3188 H2791

BDB3187 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3189

I. חֶ֫רֶשׁ noun [masculine] as adverb silently, secretly — ׳מְרַגְּלִים ח Josh 2:1 (JE) exploring secretly.

BDB3192 H2791

BDB3191 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3193

II. חֶ֫רֶשׁ noun [masculine] magic art, or perhaps magic drug (Aramaic practise magic, חָרָשׁ, magician, incantation, magic art, preparation of magic potion, so Ethiopic one using incantations; incantation, magic; compare perhaps Arabic , a medicinal broth given to women in childbed; חֶרֶשׁ perhaps magical drug, see RSJPh xiv. 1885, 125) — only חֲכַם חֲרָשִׁים Isa 3:3 skilled in magic arts, or drugs (|| נְבוֺן לָ֑חַשׁ), ( > others generally = handicraft).

artificer, craftsmen, secretly
ḥereš
magical craft; also silence
  • (adv) silently, secretly
    • "(n m) magic art, magician

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לֹ֥ד וְאוֹנ֖וֹ Tipeha — a lesser break גֵּ֥י הַֽחֲרָשִֽׁים Silluq — end of the verse

לֹד וְאוֹנוֹ גֵּי הַֽחֲרָשִֽׁים׃
35
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
Cross References

1 Chronicles 8:12

וּבְנֵי אֶלְפַּעַל עֵבֶר וּמִשְׁעָם וָשָׁמֶד הוּא בָּנָה אֶת-אוֹנוֹ וְאֶת-לֹד וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃
12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

Nehemiah 7:37

בְּנֵי-לֹד חָדִיד וְאוֹנוֹ שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וְעֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָֽד׃
37
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

1 Chronicles 4:14

וּמְעֽוֹנֹתַי הוֹלִיד אֶת-עָפְרָה וּשְׂרָיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-יוֹאָב אֲבִי גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים כִּי חֲרָשִׁים הָיֽוּ׃
14
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
Nehemiah 11:34
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