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Nehemiah 7:37 — Word Study

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WLCבְּנֵי־ לֹד֙ חָדִ֣יד וְאוֹנ֔וֹ שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד׃ ס

BSAthe menbên [sons, descendants] of LodLôd [a city in Palestine] HadidChâdîyd [a place of return] and OnoʼÔwnôw [vigorous, a city in Benjamin] 721shebaʻ

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Nehemiah 7:37quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists the descendants of three locations along with their numbers.
Who is speakingThe chronicler, documenting the return from exile.
Where we areA census of those who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
The hard wordבְּנֵי־
Take awayThe community is being identified by their ancestral cities.
2 commentators on this verse Jamieson, Ellicott & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Nehemiah 7:37

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — The Census of Returning Exilesgenerated

36the men of Jericho, 345;
37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
38and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.
39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

Nehemiah 7:37 records the names and numbers of the returning exiles, emphasizing their origins and the communities they represent. This census serves to establish the continuity of the Israelite identity after the Babylonian exile and highlights the importance of lineage in the restoration of Jerusalem. The mention of specific cities like Lod, Hadid, and Ono indicates their significance in the historical and geographical context of the returning community.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Nehemiah 6:2Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
2Nehemiah 11:34–35Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
31 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
4Ezra 2:33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word בְּנֵי־, be.nei-generated

The term בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'descendant' and is used here in the construct form to indicate familial relationships. It can refer broadly to descendants, including grandsons and members of a tribe or class, highlighting the importance of lineage.

This word appears frequently in the Old Testament, often to denote family ties and inheritance, as seen in genealogical lists. The passive construction here indicates a group identity based on their shared ancestry.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

All translations agree on the meaning of בְּנֵי־ as 'the men' or 'the descendants' in this context, maintaining the focus on lineage.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main clause centers around the noun phrase בְּנֵי־ (the descendants of), which serves as the subject. The structure is straightforward, listing the cities followed by the numeral phrase indicating the number of descendants.

The sentence flows logically, presenting the subjects first, followed by their geographical identifiers and concluding with the count, which emphasizes the community's size and composition.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates בְּנֵי־ as υἱοὶ (huioi), meaning 'sons' or 'descendants,' which aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, reinforcing the familial aspect of the listing.

Other terms like לֹד are rendered consistently, showing a direct correspondence in the identification of locations, which aids in understanding the historical context of the exiles.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Nehemiah 7:37 lists the descendants from the cities of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, providing their total number as 721. This census is part of the broader effort to document those who returned to Jerusalem after the exile, emphasizing their heritage and community.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of the cities mentioned?

The cities of Lod, Hadid, and Ono are significant as they represent the origins of the returning exiles, linking them to their ancestral land and heritage.

Why is lineage important in this context?

Lineage is crucial for establishing identity and rights within the community, especially after the exile, as it reaffirms the continuity of the Israelite people.

How does this verse fit into the larger narrative of Nehemiah?

This verse contributes to the overall narrative of restoration and rebuilding in Nehemiah, highlighting the importance of community and heritage in the process.

What can we learn from the census?

The census reflects the importance of community and belonging, reminding us of the value of our roots and connections to our heritage.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does my own lineage say about my identity and community?
  2. How can understanding the history of my ancestors help me in my faith journey?
  3. In what ways can I contribute to the rebuilding of my community, similar to the exiles in Nehemiah?
  4. What does it mean to belong to a community with a shared history?

Commentators on this verse — 2 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Nehemiah 7:37 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem

Read Robert Jamieson on Nehemiah 7 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(5-73) The genealogical reckoning of the people, as the first step towards increasing the population of the metropolis, is determined on, not without express Divine suggestion; the allusion to this inspiration from God, is, as in Nehemiah 2:12, very emphatic. The original register of Zerubbabelis found and copied. The express language of both Ezra and Nehemiah makes it plain that this is no other than the list of those who came up with Zerubbabel and Joshua after the decree of Cyrus, in B.C. 538. Nehemiah’s own census follows, in Nehemiah 11. The exposition, especially as compared with Ezra 2, has been given on that chapter.

Read Charles John Ellicott on Nehemiah 7 →

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

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

NETBNew English Translation2006

the descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

RVARevised Version, American1894

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty one.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

The sonnes of Lod-hadid and Ono, seuen hundreth and one and twentie.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred and twenty and one.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one;

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

The people of Lod, Chadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty and one.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The children of Led, of Hadid and One, seven hundred twenty-one.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721;

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.

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.

clausenoun phrase · subjectבְּנֵיthe.descendantsnoun phraseלֹד֙of.Lodחָדִ֣ידHadidוְandאוֹנ֔וֹOnonoun phrase · predicatenumeral phrasenumeral phraseשְׁבַ֥עsevenמֵא֖וֹתhundred(s)וְandעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyוְandאֶחָֽדone

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 largely agree in this verse, with six of the eight words matched. The differences in word order and syntax reflect the translation choices rather than substantive variations in meaning.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

בְּנֵי־ לֹד֙ חָדִ֣יד וְאוֹנ֔וֹ שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד׃ ס

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
בְּנֵי־υἱοὶלֹד֙λοδחָדִ֣ידαδιδוְאוֹנ֔וֹωνωוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםεἴκοσιוְאֶחָֽד׃ סεἷς

6 of the 8 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.

Nehemiah 7:37בֵּן[the] desce[the] descendanבֵּןלֹדLodLodלֹדחָדִידHadidHadidחָדִידאוֹנוֹand Onoand Onoאוֹנוֹשֶׁ֫בַעsevensevenשֶׁ֫בַעמֵאָהhundredhundredמֵאָהעֶשְׂרִיםand twentyand twentyעֶשְׂרִיםאֶחָדand oneand oneאֶחָדבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהחָדַדbe sharpbe sharpחָדַדאוֹןstrengthstrengthאוֹןשָׁבַעto swearto swearשָׁבַעעֶשֶׂרtentenעֶשֶׂרחָדַדto go eithto go either waחָדַדאוֹנוֹOnoOnoאוֹנוֹחָדִידHadidHadidחָדִידלֹדLodLodלֹדעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןפַּ֫עַםbeatbeatפַּ֫עַםאֶ֫לֶףthousandthousandאֶ֫לֶףחֲמִשִּׁיםfiftyfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםרֹ֫חַבwidthwidthרֹ֫חַבאַמָּהcubitcubitאַמָּהכֶּ֫בֶשׂlamblambכֶּ֫בֶשׂאַ֫יִלramramאַ֫יִל
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Nehemiah 7:37

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] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
בְּנֵי־be.nei- [the] descendants of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
sons, descendants
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

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] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
לֹד֙lod Lod H3850 Noun proper
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Lod was a city in Palestine, about 11 miles southeast of Joppa, in the plain of Sharon. It was also known as Lydda and was located in the territory of Benjamin.
Amplified meaning
a city in Palestine
Tyndale gloss
Lod
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לֹד (lod) refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a city approximately 11 miles southeast of Joppa, known as Lydda in Greek. The name is derived from an uncertain root and is associated with the meaning 'travail.' It appears in various contexts related to its geographical significance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹד n.pr.loc. = Λυδδα, Lydda, c. 11 miles SE. fr. Jaffa, toward Jerusalem

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3850 לֹד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3850 Lod lode

from an unused root of uncertain signification; Lod, a place

in Palestine:--Lod.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹד (lod) — Lod.

Lod = "travail"

a city approx 11 miles (17 km) southeast of Joppa in the plain of Sharon in the territory of Benjamin

Also named: Ludda (Λύδδα "Lydda" G3069)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper
HNpl
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Smith's Bible Dictionary

[LYDDA]

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See LYDDA.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

nativity; generation

Nave's Topical Bible

→ A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ne 7:37; 11:35

→ Called LYDDA Ac 9:38

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
חָדִ֣ידcha.Did Hadid H2307 Noun proper
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Hadid is a place in ancient Palestine, mentioned in Ezra 2:33 and Nehemiah 7:37, where people returned after exile. It is a geographic location in the Bible. The name means sharp or pointed, possibly describing the town's landscape.
Amplified meaning
a place of return
Tyndale gloss
Hadid
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָדִיד (Chadiyd) refers to a location in Benjamin, specifically a town called Hadid. The name is associated with the meaning 'sharp' and is derived from a root meaning 'peak.' The entries consistently identify it as a geographical place without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָדִיד n.pr.loc. in Benj.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2307 חָדִיד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2307 Chadiyd khaw-deed'

from 2300; a peak; Chadid, a place in Palestine:--Hadid.

see HEBREW for 02300

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָדִיד (cha.did) — Hadid.

§ Hadid = "sharp"

a town in Benjamin

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper
HNpl
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ha'-did (chadhidh): A city in Benjamin (Ne 11:33 f) named with Lod and Ono (Ezr 2:33; Ne 7:37), probably identical with Adida Septuagint Hadida) of 1 Macc 12:38; 13:13, "over against the plain," which was fortified by Simon Maccabeus. It is represented by the modern el-Chaditheh, about 3 miles Northeast of Lydda.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hadid

Pointed, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Lydda, or Lod, and Ono (Ezra 2:33; Neh. 7:37). It is identified with the modern el-Haditheh, 3 miles east of Lydda.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(sharp), a place named, with Lod (Lydda) and Ono, only in the later books of the history. (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:34) In the time of Eusebius a town called Aditha or Adatha existed to the east of Diospolis (Lydda). This was probably Hadid.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

rejoicing; sharp

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
וְאוֹנ֔וֹve.'o.No and Ono H207 Conjunction · noun proper
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Ono means vigorous, a city in Benjamin, mentioned in the Bible. It was also known as the valley of craftsman. Ono is referenced in the book of Ezra.
Amplified meaning
vigorous, a city in Benjamin
Tyndale gloss
Ono
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אוֹנוֹ (Ownow) refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a city in Benjamin, described as 'vigorous.' The entries indicate it may also refer to a valley associated with craftsmen. The word is derived from a root that suggests strength, but there is no significant disagreement among the lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אוֹנוֹ n.pr.loc. (vigorous, for אונון) city in Benjamin

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H207 אוֹנוֹ

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

207 'Ownow o-no'

or (shortened) ;Onow {o-no'}; prolonged from 202; strong;

Ono, a place in Palestine:--Ono.

see HEBREW for 0202

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹנוֹ (o.no) — Ono.

Ono = "vigorous"

city in Benjamin

2) a valley (of craftsman)

Also named: ke.phi.rim (כְּפִירִים "Hakkephirim" H3715B)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper
HC/Npl
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

o'-no ('ono; Codex Vaticanus Onan; Codex Alexandrinus Ono, and other forms): A town mentioned along with Lod as fortified by certain Benjamites (1Ch 8:12). The Mishna (Arakhin ix.6) says that Joshua fortified it, but there is no such early notice of it in Scripture. It was occupied by Benjamites after the return from exile (Ezr 2:33; Ne 7:37; 11:35). In one of the villages in the plain of Ono, Sanballat and his friends vainly tried to inveigle Nehemiah into a conference (6:2). It is represented by the modern Kefr `Ana, which lies to the Northwest of Lydda. In 1 Esdras 5:22, the name appears as "Onus."

W. Ewing

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ono

A town of Benjamin, in the “plain of Ono” (1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33); now Kefr ‘Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda, and about 30 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Sanballat and Tobiah resorted to strategem, and pretending to wish a conference with him, they invited him to meet them at Ono. Four times they made the request, and every time Nehemiah refused to come. Their object was to take him prisoner.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(strong), one of the towns of Benjamin, is first found in (1 Chronicles 8:12) A plain was attached to the town called "the plain of Ono" (Nehemiah 6:2) perhaps identical with the valley of craftsmen" (Nehemiah 11:35)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A town of Benjamin, near Lydda, 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33. The "plain of Ono" is supposed to denote a portion of the Plain of Sharon near Ono, Ne 6:2; 11:35.

[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
שְׁבַ֥עshe.Va' seven H7651 Adj
395× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number seven, which was considered a special or sacred number. It can also mean seven times or a week, and is used in the Bible to describe completeness or perfection. The KJV translates it as seven or sevenfold.
Tyndale gloss
seven
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֶׁ֫בַע (sheba`) means 'seven' and is a cardinal number. It can also imply 'seven times' or refer to a week. The term appears in various contexts, including combinations like 17 or 700. Its Aramaic equivalent is שִׁבְעָה (shiv.ah), also meaning 'seven'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה 394 n.m. et f. seven

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7651 שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה seven

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7651 sheba` sheh'-bah

or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive

cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also

(adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by

extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s,

(-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.

see HEBREW for 07650

see HEBREW for 07658

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) — seven.

1) seven (cardinal number)

1a) as ordinal number

1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAcbsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta).

See NUMBER.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Seven

This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. “Jacob’s seven years’ service to Laban; Pharaoh’s seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days’ siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number” (see Lev. 25:4;

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The frequent recurrence of certain numbers in the sacred literature of the Hebrews is obvious to the most superficial reader, but seven so far surpasses the rest, both in the frequency with which it recurs and in the importance of the objects with which it is associated, that it may fairly be termed the representative symbolic number. The influence of the number seven was not restricted to the Hebrews; it prevailed among the Persians, ancient Indians, Greeks and Romans. The peculiarity of the Hebrew view consists in the special dignity of the seventh, and not simply in that of seen. The Sabbath being the seventh day suggested the adoption of seven as the coefficient, so to say, for their appointment of all sacred periods; and we thus find the 7th month ushered in by the Feast of Trumpets, and signalized by the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Great Day of Atonement; 7…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

As from the beginning this was the number of days in the week, so it often has in Scripture a sort of emphasis attached to it, and is very generally used as a round or perfect number. Clean beasts were taken into the ark by sevens, Ge 7:1-24. The years of plenty and famine in Egypt were marked by sevens, Ge 41:1-57. With the Jews, not only was there a seventh day Sabbath, but every seventh year was a Sabbath, and after every seven times seven years came a jubilee. Their great feasts of unleavened bread and of tabernacles were observed for seven days; the number of animals in many of their sacrifices was limited to seven. The golden candlestick had seven branches. Seven priests with seven trumpets went around the walls of Jericho seven days, and seven times on the seventh day. In…

[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
מֵא֖וֹתme.'ot hundred H3967
581× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Means a hundred, used as a simple number or part of a larger number in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including fractions like one one-hundredth. Found in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Tyndale gloss
hundred
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מֵאָה (me'ah) means 'hundred' in Hebrew. It can refer to a simple number, a component of a larger number, or a fraction representing one one-hundredth. The entries consistently describe its use as a numeral without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מֵאָה 583 n.f. hundred

as simple number

as part of larger number

a hundredth part

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3967 מֵאָה hundred . as simple number

. as part of larger number

. a hundredth part

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3967 me'ah may-aw'

or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a

hundred; also as a multiplicative and a

fraction:--hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מֵאָה (me.ah) — hundred.

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)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HAcfpa
HAcfpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton).

See NUMBER.

[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rim and twenty H6242 Conjunction
315× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means twenty, and is also used as an ordinal number, like twentieth, as seen in Genesis 31:38. It can refer to a specific age or quantity.
Tyndale gloss
twenty
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֶשְׂרִים (esriym) means 'twenty' and can also refer to the ordinal 'twentieth.' It is derived from the root word for 'ten' and has an Aramaic equivalent, עֶשְׂרִין (es.rin). The entries consistently define the term without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6242 עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6242 `esriym es-reem'

from 6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:--(six-)score,

twenty(-ieth).

see HEBREW for 06235

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) — twenty.

twenty, twentieth

Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/Acmpa — Conjunction
HC/Acmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

twen'-ti.

See NUMBER.

[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and one
וְאֶחָֽד׃ סve.'e.Chad and one H259 Conjunction
971× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Tyndale gloss
one
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֶחָד (echad) means 'one' and is derived from a numeral. It encompasses meanings such as each, every, a certain, and can serve as an indefinite article. It is also used as an ordinal to denote 'first' and appears in various combinations, including eleven. The entries consistently emphasize its numerical and qualitative aspects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶחָד 972 adj.num. one

one

= each, every

= a certain

= indef. art.

only, & (fem.) once

one … another, one … the other

as ordinal first

in combin.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H259 אֶחָד one . one

. = each, every

. = a certain

. = indef. art.

. only, & (fem.) once

. one … another, one … the other

. as ordinal first

. in combin.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

259 'echad ekh-awd'

a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an

ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and,

any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), +

eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only,

other, some, together,

see HEBREW for 0258

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶחָד (e.chad) — one.

1) one (number)

1a) one (number)

1b) each, every

1c) a certain

1d) an (indefinite article)

1e) only, once, once for all

1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

1g) first

1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/Acfsa — Conjunction
HC/Acfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wun.

See NUMBER.

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