H2926 H2926
to roof, cover over; place timbers or covering over a structure
A Piel verb appearing only in Nehemiah 3:15, describing the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls. Shallum 'built and roofed' the Fountain Gate, completing the structure by adding protective covering. The verb is an Aramaic loan-word, reflecting the post-exilic context where Aramaic influence was strong. The act of roofing represents the final, protective stage of construction—not just rebuilding walls but making them functional. This single occurrence captures the thoroughness of Nehemiah's restoration project.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Nehemiah 3:15 uses this verb in the detailed account of wall reconstruction, where different leaders took responsibility for different sections. The Spanish 'will roof it' and translations across languages indicate the final stage of construction—adding protective covering. The Aramaic loan-word reflects the linguistic context of post-exilic Judah, where reconstruction required both Hebrew identity and practical borrowing from surrounding cultures. 1×
AR["وَ-سَقَفَهُ"]·ben["এবং-ছাদ-দেবে-তাকে"]·DE["[ויטללנו]"]·EN["and-roofed-it"]·FR["[ויטללנו]"]·heb["ו-יטללנו"]·HI["ढका-उसे"]·ID["dan-memasang-atapnya"]·IT["[ויטללנו]"]·jav["lan-nutupi"]·KO["그리고-지붕을-엠고-그것을"]·PT["e-cobrir-lo-á"]·RU["и-покрывал-их"]·ES["y-la-techará"]·SW["na-akaliiezeka"]·TR["ve-örtecek-onu"]·urd["اور-چھت-کرے-گا-اسے"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [טָלַל] vb. cover over, roof, Aramaic loan-word, v. צָלַל" dir="rtl" >צלל (ܛܰܠܶܠ cover over, especially put on roof, ܬܰܛܠܻܝܠ roof, στέγη: so Palm. v. EutSBAk 1885, 669)—only Pi. Impf. 3 ms. sf. וִיטַלֲלֶנּוּ Ne 3:15 he built it (kept on building it, i.e. a city-gate) and covered it over (laid timbers to cover it, cf. קֵרוּהוּ they laid its timbers v 3, 6; v. also בְּצֵל קֹרָתִי Gn 19:8 in the shadow of my roof).