1)
What is the meaning of "Alsah Aruchah"?
1.
Rashi: The wall was built. Aruchah is like bandaging and a medicine.
2.
Ibn Ezra: It will last many days.
3.
Malbim: This expression applies to joining the two parts of a broken bone. It is a metaphor for [fixing] the broken wall.
2)
What is the meaning of "Hechelu ha'Perutzim Lehisasem"?
1.
Rashi: People of the city, who until now were without a wall, now they were closed in a built wall.
2.
Malbim: The breached places in the wall began to be sealed.
