Nehemiah 11:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims. | The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them. | But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the temple servants | וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים | ve-ha-ne-ti-NIM | H5411 | temple servantנְתִינִים (na.tin) 1) Nethinims 1a) temple slaves assigned to the Levites and priests for service in the sanctuary Aramaic equivalent: ne.tin (נְתִין "temple servant" H5412) |
| [were] dwelling | יֹשְׁבִ֣ים | yo-she-VIM | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| on the Ophel | בָּעֹ֑פֶל | ba-'O-fel | H6077 | Ophelעֹ֫פֶל (o.phel) § Ophel = "hill" a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city |
| and Ziha | וְצִיחָ֥א | ve-tzi-CHA' | H6727H | Zihaצִיחָא (tsi.ach) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.21 § Ziha = "parched" 1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel 2) a chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah |
| and Gishpa | וְגִשְׁפָּ֖א | ve-gish-PA' | H1658 | Gishpaגִּשְׁפָּא (gish.pa) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.21 § Gispa = "caress" an officer of the temple slaves returning from exile with Nehemiah |
| [were] over | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| the temple servants | הַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פ | ha-ne-ti-NIM | H5411 | temple servantנְתִינִים (na.tin) 1) Nethinims 1a) temple slaves assigned to the Levites and priests for service in the sanctuary Aramaic equivalent: ne.tin (נְתִין "temple servant" H5412) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.