chamber
nish.kah denotes a chamber or enclosed room, including storage chambers and a person's chamber.
The term denotes a chamber or enclosed room: plural rooms receive treasures and offerings in Nehemiah 12:44, while singular forms identify a chamber made for Tobiah in Nehemiah 13:7 and a chamber associated with an individual in Nehemiah 3:30.
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Chamber or enclosed room · dominant
In Nehemiah 12:44, the plural absolute form identifies chambers into which contributions, firstfruits, tithes, and other treasures are gathered; the APB renders the clause "over the chambers for the treasures." In Nehemiah 13:7, the singular absolute form occurs in the making of a chamber for Tobiah, and in Nehemiah 3:30 the singular construct form marks the chamber opposite which a section was strengthened; the APB renders "a chamber for him" and "his chamber."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "chamber" or "chambers" across the three verses. These renderings confirm the clauses' room-related setting rather than establish finer distinctions.