Lexical Definition

‎מִזְרָח‎ mizrâch (miz-rawkh') East (Gate) ^H:N-M
from ‎זָרַח‎

east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).

• sunrise, i.e. the east

1) place of sunrise, east
1a) sunrise, east (with 'sun')
1b) the east (without 'sun')
1b1) to or toward the place of sunrise
1b2) to the east, eastward

See Greek: ἀνατολή · ἥλιος

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‎מִזְרָח‎ noun [masculine] place of sunrise, east — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Josh 11:3 + 21 t.; construct ‎מִזְרַח‎ Num 21:10 + 19 t., with ‎ה‎ locative ‎מִזְרָ֫חָה‎ Exod 27:13 + 28 t., construct ‎מִזְרְחָה‎ Deut 4:41; Josh 12:1; Judg 21:19 (not in Genesis Leviticus Samuel Ezekiel etc.); —

1. sunrise always of quarter of the heavens = east ‎(ה)שׁמשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Num 21:11 (P), Deut 4:41; Deut 4:47; Josh 1:15; Josh 12:1; Josh 13:5 (all D), Josh 19:12; Josh 19:27; Josh 19:34 (all P), Judg 20:43; Judg 21:19; 2Kgs 10:33; Isa 41:25; Isa 45:6; Isa 59:19, compare ‎שׁמשׁ לארץ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Judg 11:18 ‎שׁמשׁ וְעַדמְֿבוֺאוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎מִמִּז‎ Ps 50:1; Ps 113:3; Mal 1:11 more often

2. without ‎שֶׁמֶשׁ‎:
a. the east ‎׳‎‎כִּרְחֹק מ‎ ‎מִמַּעֲרָב֑‎ Ps 103:12.
b. ‎׳‎‎מִמּ‎ from the east Isa 41:2; Isa 43:5 (opposed to ‎מִמַּעֲרָב‎), Isa 46:11; Dan 11:44 (+ ‎מִצַּפוֺן‎); ‎׳‎‎מִמּ‎ ‎וּמִמַּעֲרָב֑ מִצָּפוֺן וּמִיָּם‎ Ps 107:3.
c. to or toward the place of sunrise, to the east, eastward: (1) ‎מִוְרָ֫חָה‎ Num 32:19 (P), Deut 3:17; Deut 3:27 (‎׳‎‎יָ֫מָּה וְצָפ֫וֺנָה וְתֵימָ֫נָה וּמ‎), Deut 4:49; Josh 11:8; Josh 16:1 (JE), Josh 12:1; Josh 12:3 (twice in verse); Josh 13:8 (all D), vJosh 13:27 vJosh 13:32; Josh 16:5; Josh 18:7; Josh 20:8 (all P), 1Chr 9:18; 1Chr 26:14 || ‎קֵ֫דְמָה‎ Num 3:38; Josh 19:13 (both P) Jer 31:40 || ‎צָפ֫וֺנָה‎, ‎יָ֫מָּה‎, ‎נֶ֫גְבָּה‎ 1Kgs 7:25, compare Josh 16:6 (P) 1Chr 26:17 + ‎קֵ֫דְמָה‎ Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Num 2:3; Num 34:15 (all P); ‎מִקֶּדֶם‎ Zech 14:4 (opposed to ‎יָ֫מָּה‎); (2) ‎מִזְ רָךְ‎ (without ‎ה‎ locative), ‎יָ֫מָּה צָפ֫וֺנָה וָנֶ֫גְבָּה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 1Chr 9:24, compare Neh 12:37 ‎לַמִּזְבֵּחַ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 2Chr 5:12 (3) ‎׳‎‎לַמִּז‎ 1Chr 5:9; 1Chr 7:28 (opposed to ‎לַמַּעֲרָב‎) 1Chr 12:16* (so Baer; v.1Chr 12:15* van d. H; opposed to id.), 1Chr 26:17 (+ ‎לַצָּפ֫וֺנָה‎, ‎לַנֶּ֫גְבָּה‎), Neh 3:26 ‎לַמִּזְרָ֫חָה‎ 2Chr 31:14 (4) ‎׳‎‎אֶלהַֿמּ‎ Dan 8:9 (+ ‎אֶלהַֿנֶּגֶב‎, ‎אֶלהַֿצֶּבִ֑י‎); (5) ‎מִיָּם עָדיָֿם וּמִצָּפוֺן עַדמִֿזְ רָךְ‎ Amos 8:12.
d. (on) the east side of, construct ‎קְצֵה מִזְרַה יְרִיחוֺ‎ Josh 4:19 (P); also with ‎לְמִזְרַח הַנָּ֑יְא לְ‎ 1Chr 4:39, ‎הַיַּרְדֵּן‎ ‎׳‎‎לְמ‎ 1Chr 6:63* with ‎מִן‎, ‎׳‎‎מִמִּז‎ Josh 11:3 (opposed to ‎מִיָּם‎) compare Josh 17:10 (+ ‎מצָּפוֺן‎; both J E), also Josh 16:6 (P).
e. after a construct ‎לגלעד‎ ‎׳‎‎עַלכָּֿלפְּֿנֵי מ‎ 1Chr 5:10 ‎׳‎‎רְחוֺב הַמּ‎ 2Chr 29:4 ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַר הַמּ‎ Neh 3:29 ‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ מ‎ Zech 8:7 (opposed to ‎ארץ מְבוֺא‎ ‎הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ‎).

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East Gate • A gate in Jerusalem's wall, near the house of Shemaiah.

The East Gate was a gate in Jerusalem's wall, located near the house of Shemaiah (Nehemiah 3:29).

• A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם only mentioned at Neh.3.29;
• only referred to as East_Gate מִזְרָח.
  

The East Gate was one of the gates in the wall of Jerusalem, mentioned in the book of Nehemiah. It was located on the eastern side of the city, near the house of Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah, who was the keeper of the East Gate (Nehemiah 3:29). Shemaiah was responsible for repairing the section of the wall adjacent to his house, which included the East Gate. The exact location and appearance of the East Gate are not described in detail, but it likely provided access to the eastern part of Jerusalem and the Kidron Valley. The East Gate may have been an important entry point for those coming from the Mount of Olives and the surrounding areas east of the city. Its mention in Nehemiah's account of the rebuilding of the walls highlights the collective effort of the people to restore and fortify Jerusalem's defenses.

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