Nehemiah 11:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, | and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; | and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and brothers their | וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם | va-'a-chei-HEM | H0251H | brother: male-siblingאָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
| [who] did | עֹשֵׂ֤י | 'o-SEI | H6213A | to make: doעָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made |
| of the work | הַמְּלָאכָה֙ | ha-me-la-KHAH | H4399 | workמְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) 1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious |
| of the house | לַבַּ֔יִת | la-BA-yit | H1004Q | No entry |
| eight | שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | she-mo-NEH | H8083 | eightשְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) 1) eight, eighth 1a) eight (as cardinal number) 1b) eighth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers |
| hundreds | מֵא֖וֹת | me-'ot | H3967 | hundredמֵאָה (me.ah) 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969) |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֣ים | 'es-RIM | H6242 | twentyעֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) twenty, twentieth Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243) |
| and two | וּשְׁנָ֑יִם | u-she-NA-yim | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| and Adaiah | וַ֠עֲדָיָה | VA-'a-da-yah | H5718I | Adaiahעֲדָיָ֫הוּ (a.da.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Jeroham (H3395J) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra … |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Jeroham | יְרֹחָ֤ם | ye-ro-CHAM | H3395J | Jerohamיְרֹחָם (ye.ro.cham) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Pelaliah (H6421); father of: Adaiah (H5718I) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors … |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Pelaliah | פְּלַלְיָה֙ | pe-lal-YAH | H6421 | Pelaliahפְּלַלְיָה (pe.lal.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.12; son of: Amzi (H0557H); father of: Jeroham (H3395J) § Pelaliah = "Jehovah has judged" son of Amzi and ancestor of Adaiah the priest in the time of Nehemiah |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Amzi | אַמְצִ֣י | 'am-TZI | H0557H | Amziאַמְצִי (am.tsi) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.12; son of: Zechariah (H2148X); father of: Pelaliah (H6421) § Amzi = "my strength" 1) a Levite 2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line |
| [the] son of | בֶן־ | ven- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֔ה | ze-khar-YAH | H2148X | Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.12; son of: Pashhur (H6583); father of: Amzi (H0557H) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Pashhur | פַּשְׁח֖וּר | pash-CHUR | H6583G | Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּר (pash.chur) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Malchijah (H4441H); father of: Zechariah (H2148X) § Pashur = "freedom" 1) a priest, son of Malchiah and one of the chief princes in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah 2) a priest, son of Immer, chief governor of the temple, and the one who struck and then put the prophet Jeremiah into the stocks in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah 3) son of Malchijah, father of Zechariah, and ancestor of Adaiah who did the work of the temple in the time of Nehemiah. Probably same as 1 … |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Malkijah | מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃ | mal-ki-YAH | H4441H | Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּהוּ (mal.kiy.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; brother of: Jerahmeel (H3396I); father of: Pashhur (H6583) § Malchijah or Malchiah or Melchiah = "my king is Jehovah" 1) the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah 2) the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast 3) the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David 4) one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.