Nehemiah 12:7 — Word Study
WLCסַלּ֣וּ עָמ֔וֹק חִלְקִיָּ֖ה יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י יֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פ
BSASalluÇallûw AmokʻÂmôwq HilkiahChilqîyâh [and] JedaiahYᵉdaʻyâh [chief priests, spiritual leaders] Theseʼêl-leh were the leadersrôʼsh [heads, chief rulers] of the priestskôhên [those who serve God, mediators] and their associatesʼâch [brothers, fellow ministers] in the daysyôwm [time, era] of JeshuaYêshûwaʻ [Joshua, God is salvation]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| סַלּ֣וּ | Sallu | Noun proper masculine |
| עָמ֔וֹק | Amok | Noun proper masculine |
| חִלְקִיָּ֖ה | Hilkiah | Noun proper masculine |
| יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה | Jedaiah | Noun proper masculine |
| אֵ֣לֶּה | these | Particle |
| רָאשֵׁ֧י | [were] [the] leaders of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים | the priests | Particle, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | and brothers their | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| בִּימֵ֥י | in [the] days of | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct |
| יֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פ | Jeshua | Noun proper masculine |
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| BSB | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua. |
| KJV | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. |
| ASV | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. |
| YLT | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. |
| WEB | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. |
| BBE | Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. |
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The main clause introduces the leaders, followed by their names and a prepositional phrase indicating the time period, creating a clear structure.
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Deep Study — Nehemiah 12:7
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Context — The Leaders of the Priestsgenerated
Nehemiah 12:7 identifies key figures who led the priests during the time of Jeshua, emphasizing their importance in the community's spiritual restoration. This period followed the Babylonian exile, marking a significant time of rebuilding both the city and its worship practices. The names listed reflect a lineage and continuity of priestly service, crucial for maintaining the covenant relationship with God.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Chronicles 24:18 | the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. |
| 2 | Nehemiah 12:1 | Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, |
| 3 | Ezra 3:2 | Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. |
| 4 | Haggai 1:1 | In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating |
| 5 | Zechariah 3:1 | Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יֵשׁוּעַ, ye.Shu.a'generated
The name יֵשׁוּעַ (*Yeshuwa`*) means 'he will save' and is associated with several figures in the Old Testament, including a leader during the return from exile. The name reflects the hope and promise of salvation for the Israelites as they rebuild their community.
Jeshua is notably linked to the restoration of the temple and the re-establishment of worship practices, highlighting his role as a spiritual leader during this pivotal time.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the subject אֵ֣לֶּה, these, which introduces the list of names. The structure follows with a noun phrase that identifies the leaders and their roles.
The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the names of the leaders, followed by their roles, indicating their significance in the context of priestly duties.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the Hebrew names directly, maintaining their significance while adapting them into Greek. This choice shows a continuity of the priestly lineage recognized by both Hebrew and Greek-speaking communities.
The absence of additional commentary in the Septuagint suggests a straightforward acknowledgment of these leaders' roles without further interpretation.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Nehemiah 12:7 lists the names of Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah as leaders of the priests during the days of Jeshua. These men played important roles in helping the Israelites worship God after returning from exile.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The leaders mentioned are Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah, who were significant figures among the priests during the restoration of Jerusalem.
The name Jeshua means 'he will save,' reflecting the hope of salvation for the Israelites during their return from exile.
The priestly lineage is crucial as it represents continuity in worship and the covenant relationship between God and His people after the exile.
These leaders were responsible for guiding the spiritual life of the community, ensuring that worship practices were restored and maintained.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn from the leadership qualities of Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah?
- How does understanding the significance of Jeshua help us appreciate the restoration of the Israelite community?
- In what ways can we apply the principles of spiritual leadership seen in this verse to our own lives?
- How does the continuity of priestly roles influence our understanding of worship today?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Nehemiah 12:7 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryMiamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on Nehemiah 12 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleOf their brethren, i.e. of the priests, who were their brethren.
Read Matthew Poole on Nehemiah 12 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) These were the chief.—Genealogically, but not according to the courses, which are in none of the lists complete.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Nehemiah 12 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 7. The chief of the priests] They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, 1 Chronicles 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.
Read AdamClarke on Nehemiah 12 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges7. chief] R.V. chiefs.in the days of Jeshua] Cf. Ezra 2:2; Ezra 3:2.
Read Cambridge on Nehemiah 12 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their colleagues in the days of Jeshua.
Tyndale line
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
Strictly literal
Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, 'Amok, Chilkiyah, Jed'ayah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua'.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
From the Latin
Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
Simplified
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in Jeshua's time.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all ten words matched. This consistency indicates a shared understanding of the importance of these leaders in the restoration period.
סַלּ֣וּ עָמ֔וֹק חִלְקִיָּ֖ה יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י יֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פ
10 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Nehemiah 12:7
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word סַלּוּ (*sallu*) refers to a name meaning 'weighed' and is associated with several individuals from the Old Testament, including Benjamites and a Simeonite. It appears in contexts related to the Exile and Return, with notable mentions in Nehemiah and Chronicles. The entries indicate variations of the name, such as סַלַּי (*sallai*) and סַלוּא (*salu*), all linked to different figures.
H5543a גַּבַּי סַלָּ֑י a Benjamite H5543b סַלּוּ a priest, Zerub.'s time H5543c סַלוּא a Simeonite H5543d סַלּוּא a post-exil. Benjamite H5543e סַלַּי . = סַלּוּ q.v.
. a Benjamite
5543 Calluw sal-loo'
or Calluw; {sal-loo'}; or Caluw {sal-loo'}; or Callay
{sal-lah'-ee}; from 5541; weighed; Sallu or Sallai, the name
of two Israelites:--Sallai, Sallu, Salu.
see HEBREW for 05541
סַלָּ֑י (sal.lay) — `valor`.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.8; also translated "valor";
§ Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"
a Benjamite
סַלּוּ (sal.lu) — Sallu.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7; also called Sallai at Neh.12.20;
Also named: sal.lay (סַלַּי "Sallai" H5543E)
§ Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"
a priest in the time of Zerubbabel
סַלוּא (sa.lu) — Salu.
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.14;
father of: Zimri (H2174)
§ Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"
father of Zimri, the prince of the Simeonites, who was slain by Phinehas
סַלּוּא (sal.lu) — Sallu.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.7;
son of: Meshullam (H4918K)
§ Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"
a post exilic Benjamite
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
sal'-u.
See SALLAI.
עָמוֹק (‘Amowq) primarily means 'deep' and is also the name of a priest mentioned in the context of the Exile and Return, specifically in Nehemiah 12:7. The word is derived from a root meaning depth, and it is associated with an Israelite named Amok.
עָמוֹק n.pr.m. a priest
base
H5987 עָמוֹק
5987 `Amowq aw-moke'
from 6009; deep; Amok, an Israelite:--Amok.
see HEBREW for 06009
עָמוֹק (a.moq) — Amok.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7
§ Amok = "to be deep"
a priest who returned with Zerubbabel
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
a priest who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 12:7,20) (B.C. 536.)
a valley; a depth
→ A priest Ne 12:7,20
חִלְקִיָּהוּ (Chilqiyah) means "my portion is Jehovah" and refers to several individuals in the Old Testament, particularly during the Divided Monarchy. Notably, it includes a high priest in Josiah's reign and the father of the prophet Jeremiah. The name is derived from the roots for "portion" and "Jah," indicating a connection to God.
חִלְקִיָּהוּ, חִלְקִיָּה n.pr.m. (my portion is י׳)
father of Eliakim, Hezekiah’s officer
high priest, Josiah’s time
father of Jerem.
Levites
a priest, contemp. of Ezra
father of Gemariah, an ambassador of Zedekiah to Nebuchadrezzar
base
H2518 חִלְקִיָּהוּ, חִלְקִיָּה (my portion is י׳)
2518 Chilqiyah khil-kee-yaw'
or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}'from 2506 and 3050;
portion of Jah; {Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites:--
Hillkiah.
see HEBREW for 02506
see HEBREW for 03050
חִלְקִיָּהוּ (chil.qiy.yah) — Hilkiah.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18;
father of: Eliakim (H0471)
§ Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"
1) father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah
2) high priest in the reign of Josiah
3) a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi
4) another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah
5) one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest
6) a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah
7) father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon
חִלְקִיָּהוּ (chil.qiy.yah) — Hilkiah.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.4;
son of: Shallum (H7967L);
father of: Azariah (H5838L) and Gemariah (H1587)
§ Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"
1) father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
hil-ki'-a (chilqiyah, "Yah is my portion" or "Yah's portion"): The name of 8 individuals in the Old Testament or 7, if the person mentioned in Ne 12:7,21 was the same who stood with Ezra at the reading of the Law (Ne 8:4). The latter appears as Ezecias (the King James Version) in 1 Esdras 9:43. Five of this name are clearly associated with the priesthood, and the others are presumably so. The etymology suggests this. Either interpretation of the name expresses the person's claim on Yahweh or the parents' recognition of Yahweh's claim on him.
(1) The person mentioned above (Ne 8:4, etc.).
(2) A Levite of the sons of Merari (1Ch 6:45).
Hilkiah
Portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) The father of Gemariah (Jer. 29:3). (5.) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).
(6.) The high priest in the reign of Josiah (1 Chr. 6:13; Ezra 7:1). To him and his deputy (2 Kings 23:5), along with the ordinary priests and the Levites who had charge of the gates, was entrusted the purification of the temple in Jerusalem. While this was in progress, he discovered in some hidden corner of the…
(God is my portion) Father of Eliakim. (2 Kings 18:37; Isaiah 22:20; 36:22) [ELIAKIM] High priest in the reign of Josiah. (2 Kings 22:4) seq. 2Chr 34:9 Seq.; 1 Esd. 1:8. (B.C. 623.) His high priesthood was rendered particularly illustrious by the great reformation effected under it by King Josiah, by the solemn Passover kept at Jerusalem in the 18th year of that king’s reign, and above all by the discovery which he made of the book of the law of Moses in the temple. A Merarite Levite, son of Amzi (1 Chronicles 6:45) hebr. 30. Another Merarite Levite, second son of Hosah. (1 Chronicles 26:11) One of those who stood on…
יְדַעְיָה (Yedaiah) means "Jehovah has known" and refers to a name associated with several individuals in the Old Testament, particularly priests. The name is derived from the roots for 'know' and 'Jah' (a form of Jehovah). It is linked to multiple figures, including a priest in Jerusalem and a man who returned with Zerubbabel, as noted in various passages.
יְדַעְיָה n.pr.m. priestly name
base
H3048 יְדַעְיָה
3048 Ykda`yah yed-ah-yaw'
from 3045 and 3050; Jah has known; Jedajah, the name of two
Israelites:--Jedaiah.
see HEBREW for 03045
see HEBREW for 03050
יְדַעְיָה (ye.da.yah) — Jedaiah.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10;
son of: Joiarib (H3114)
§ Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known"
1) a priest in Jerusalem
2) a man who returned with Zerubbabel
3) a ruler of the priests in the days of Jeshua
4) a post exilic priest
5) one honoured by Jehovah, perhaps one of the above
יְדַעְיָה (ye.da.yah) — Jedaiah.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.7
§ Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known"
1) a priest in Jerusalem
2) a man who returned with Zerubbabel
3) a ruler of the priests in the days of Jeshua
4) a post exilic priest
5) one honoured by Jehovah, perhaps one of the above
יְדַעְיָה (ye.da.yah) — Jedaiah.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7
§ Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known"
1) a priest in Jerusalem
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Jedaiah
(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).
(2.) One of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Neh. 3:10).
(3.) Knowing Jehovah. The chief of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:7).
(4.) A priest in Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:10).
A Simeonite, forefather of Ziza. (1 Chronicles 4:37) Son of Harumaph; a man who did his part in the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:10) (B.C. 446.)
the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord
אֵ֫לֶּה (el-leh) means 'these' and is used in various grammatical contexts, often in apposition to a noun with a pronoun suffix. It can appear with or without the definite article and is sometimes paired with other terms like וְאֵלֶּה (and these). The word conveys a sense of proximity or specification, referring to particular items or people.
אֵ֫לֶּה pr.pl.m. & f. these
in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)
repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those
with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)
with preps.
base
H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these . in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)
. repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those
. with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)
. with preps.
428 'el-leh ale'-leh
prolonged from 411; these or those:--an- (the) other; one
sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those,
thus, which, who(-m).
see HEBREW for 0411
אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) — these.
1) these
1a) used before antecedent
1b) used following antecedent
Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)
Pron — ParticleHTm
רֹאשׁ (ro'sh) means 'head' and encompasses various meanings related to position and rank. It can refer to the head of a person or animal, the top of a mountain, or a chief in various contexts, such as a city or nation. The word also signifies beginnings and sums, appearing in phrases related to enumeration. Additionally, it serves as a proper noun for 'Rosh,' a title for a chief or prince.
רֹאשׁ 599 n.m.
(c. 230 t.) head, of human being
head, of animals
top (88 t.)
height, of stars
head = chief (man)
= chief (city)
chief nation
= chief (place, position)
= chief priest
= head of a family
head = front, leader's place
of time, beginning, of night watch
of things, river-heads
chief, choicest, best, of spices
head = division of army, company, band
= sum, esp. in phr. take sum of, enumerate
other phr.
base
רֹאשׁ n.pr.gent. Rôsh
base
H7218a רֹאשׁ . . (c. 230 t.) head, of human being
. head, of animals
. . top (88 t.)
. height, of stars
. . head = chief (man)
. = chief (city)
. chief nation
. = chief (place, position)
. = chief priest
. = head of a family
. . head = front, leader's place
. of time, beginning, of night watch
. of things, river-heads
. chief, choicest, best, of spices
. head = division of army, company, band
. = sum, esp. in phr. take sum of, enumerate
. other phr.
H7218b רֹאשׁ n. pr. gent. Rôsh
7218 ro'sh roshe
from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as
most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many
applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning,
captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company,
end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head,
height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor,
principal, ruler, sum, top.
רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head.
: head
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
1a) head (of man, animals)
1b) top, tip (of mountain)
1c) height (of stars)
1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
1e) head, front, beginning
1f) chief, choicest, best
1g) head, division, company, band
1h) sum
רֹאשׁ (rosh) — prince.
Rosh, a tite for a chief or prince
רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head: leader.
: leader
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
1a) head (of man, animals)
1b) top, tip (of mountain)
1c) height (of stars)
1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
1e) head, front, beginning
1f) chief, choicest, best
1g) head, division, company, band
1h) sum
רֹאשׁ (rosh) — head: top.
: top/best
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
1a) head (of man, animals)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural constructHNcmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
כֹּהֵן (kohen) means 'priest' and is derived from the active participle of a related root. It encompasses various types of priests, including Levitical, Aaronic, and even pagan priests, as well as chief rulers or principal officers. The term is used in contexts referring to both Jewish and non-Jewish priestly roles.
כֹּהֵן 750 n.m. priest
base
H3548 כֹּהֵן priest
3548 kohen ko-hane'
active participle of 3547; literally, one officiating, a
priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a
layman):--chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal
officer.
see HEBREW for 03547
כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) — priest.
1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler
1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
1b) pagan priests
1c) priests of Jehovah
1d) Levitical priests
1e) Zadokite priests
1f) Aaronic priests
1g) the high priest
Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)
Art | N-mp — Particle · noun common masculine plural absoluteHTd/Ncmpa
אָח (ach) means 'brother' and encompasses a broad range of relationships, including literal siblings, half-brothers, and metaphorical kinship. It can refer to any male relative or compatriot, and it may also imply resemblance or reciprocal relationships. The term is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, highlighting both familial and figurative connections.
אָח 630 n.m. brother
brother, born of same mother (& father)
indef. = relative
fig. of resemblance
in phr. one … another
base
H251 אָח brother
251 'ach awkh
a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of
literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance
(like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
see HEBREW for 01
אָח (ach) — brother: male-sibling.
: 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
אָח (ach) — brother: male-relative.
: male-relative
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
אָח (ach) — brother: compatriot.
: compatriot
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
Conj | N-mp | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
יוֹם (yowm) means 'day' and refers to a division of time, contrasting with night. It can denote a literal 24-hour period, a general time span, or even a year. The term is used in various contexts, including the 'day of Yahweh,' which signifies a time of divine judgment. It also appears in phrases indicating temporal references like today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
יוֹם 2285 n.m. day
day, opp. night
Day as division of time
יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous
Pl. days of anyone
Days
יוֹם = time
Phrases
base
H3117 יוֹם day . day, opp. night
. Day as division of time
. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous
. Pl. days of anyone
. Days
. יוֹם = time
. Phrases
3117 yowm yome
from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm
hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one
sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by
an associated term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, +
chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to)
day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, +
(for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as
(... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually,
presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space,
then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble,
weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole
(+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
יוֹם (yom) — day.
: day/when/time/period
1) day, time, year
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
יוֹם (yom) — day: old.
: old/(full/many)[days]
1) day, time, year
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
יוֹם (yom) — day: year.
: year[of_days]
1) day, time, year
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
Prep | N-mp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural constructHR/Ncmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
The Hebrew word יֵשׁוּעַ (*Yeshuwa`*) refers to Jeshua, meaning 'he will save.' It is associated with several figures in the Old Testament, including Moses' successor, a high priest after the restoration, and various priests and leaders during the Divided Monarchy and Exile. The term also denotes a town in southern Judah. There are multiple references to Jeshua across different contexts, highlighting his significance in Israel's history.
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, and (later) יֵשׁוּעַ, n.pr.m. (& loc., v. 9 infr.) (י׳ is salvation or י׳ is opulence)
Moses’ successor, son of Nun
a Bethshemite
h.p. after the restoration, son of Jehozadak
governor of Jerusalem under Josiah
head of one of the classes of priests
a Levitical family-name of frequent occurrence
father of a builder at the wall
a Judaite family-name
n.pr.loc. in south of Judah
base
H3442 יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
3442 Yeshuwa` yay-shoo'-ah
for 3091; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites,
also of a place in Palestine:--Jeshua.
see HEBREW for 03091
יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) — Jeshua.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.11;
son of: Jozadak (H3136)
§ Jeshua = "he is saved"
1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity
יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) — Jeshua.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15
§ Jeshua = "he is saved"
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
jesh'-u-a, je-shu'-a (yeshua`): A place occupied by the children of Judah after their return from captivity (Ne 11:26), evidently, from the places named with it, in the extreme South of Judah. It may correspond with the Shema of Jos 15:26, and possibly to the Sheba of 19:2. The site may be Khirbet Sa`weh, a ruin upon a prominent hill, Tell es Sa`weh, 12 miles East-Northeast of Beersheba. The hill is surrounded by a wall of large blocks of stone. PEF, III, 409-10, Sh XXV.
Jeshua
(1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11).
(2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15).
(whom Jehovah helps), one of the towns reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:26) It is not mentioned elsewhere.
Or JOSHUA, son of Josedech, was high priest of the Jews at their return from the captivity, and acted well his part in the restoration of the city, the temple, and the divine worship, Ezr 4:3 5:2. His name occurs in the prophecies of the time, Hag 1:1 2:2 Zec 3:1-10 6:11-15.