Nehemiah 11:17

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ (mat.tan.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.15; son of: Mica (H4316) § Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah" 1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah' 2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David 3) a Levite of the family of Asaph 4) a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah …

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

מִיכָה (mi.khah) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1 Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micah" H4321I) § Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God" 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram …

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

זַבְדִּי (zav.di) A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.7.1; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); father of: Carmi (H3756H); also called Zimri at 1Ch.2.6; Also named: zim.ri (זִמְרִי "Zimri" H2174I) § Zabdi = "endowment" 1) son of Zerah and grandson of Judah; grandfather of Achan 2) one of the sons of Shimhi, a Benjamite 3) an officer of David, in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars 4) son of Asaph the minstrel; also called 'Zaccur' and 'Zichri'

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

אָסָף (a.saph) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.15; father of: Zichri (H2147K) § Asaph = "gatherer" 1) the father of Hezekiah's secretary 2) a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David 3) a Persian officer over the royal forest

תְּחִלָּה (te.chil.lah) 1) beginning, first 1a) the first time 1b) from the beginning, in the beginning (with prep)

יְדָא (ye.da) (Aphel) to praise, give thanks Aramaic of ya.dah (יָדָה "to give thanks" H3034)

תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) 1) prayer 1a) prayer 1b) pray a prayer 1c) house of prayer 1d) hear prayer 1e) in Ps titles (of poetic or liturgical prayer)

בַּקְבֻּקְיָה (baq.buq.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.11.17 § Bakbukiah = "wasting of Jehovah" a Levite in the time of Nehemiah

מִשְׁנֶה (mish.neh) 1) double, copy, second, repetition 1a) double 1b) copy (of law) 1c) second (in order) 1c1) second rank 1c2) second in age 1d) second quarter or district

אָח (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

עַבְדָּא (av.da) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.6; father of: Adoram (H0151) § Abda = "servant of Jehovah" 1) father of Adoniram 2) a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

שַׁמּוּעַ (sham.mu.a) A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.4; son of: Zaccur (H2139) § Shammua = "renowned" 1) son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben 2) son of David by his wife Bathsheba 2a) also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea' 3) aLevite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah 3a) also 'Shemaiah' 4) a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

גָּלָל (ga.lal) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; son of: Jeduthun (H3038H); father of: Shemaiah (H8098F) § Galal = "influential" 1) a Levite, one of the sons of Asaph 2) a third Levite, son of Jeduthun

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

יְדוּתוּן (ye.du.tun) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; father of: Galal (H1559H) § Jeduthun = "praising" a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (Ps 39:1; 62:1; 77: either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung