Nehemiah 7:58 — Word Study
WLCבְּנֵי־ יַעְלָ֥א בְנֵי־ דַרְק֖וֹן בְּנֵ֥י גִדֵּֽל׃
BSAthe descendantsbên [sons, children, or posterity] of JaalaYaʻălâʼ [ascending, or going up] the descendantsbên [sons, or family] of DarkonDarqôwn [a servant of King Solomon] the descendantsbên [children, or offspring] of GiddelGiddêl [a leader during the Exile and Return]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵי־ | [the] descendants of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| יַעְלָ֥א | Jaala | Noun proper masculine |
| בְנֵי־ | [the] descendants of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| דַרְק֖וֹן | Darkon | Noun proper masculine |
| בְּנֵ֥י | [the] descendants of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| גִדֵּֽל׃ | Giddel | Noun proper masculine |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, |
| KJV | The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, |
| ASV | the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, |
| YLT | sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel, |
| WEB | the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, |
| BBE | The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, |
The translations agree on the term בְּנֵי־ — see How Translations Differ.
The verse consists of a main clause followed by two additional noun phrases, creating a list of descendants.
2 commentators on this verse
Jamieson, Ellicott & more — read them ›
clause
The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.
Deep Study — Nehemiah 7:58
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 Descendants of Those Who Returned from Exilegenerated
Nehemiah 7:58 lists the descendants of Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel, highlighting the families that returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. This verse is part of a larger genealogical record that underscores the importance of lineage and heritage among the returning exiles, similar to the lists found in Ezra 2:56.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezra 2:56 | the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 1 reference, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — בְּנֵי־, be.nei-generated
The word בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'child' and refers to descendants, encompassing a wide range of meanings including family relationships and inheritance. It is a common noun in the masculine plural construct, indicating a group of descendants.
This word is used throughout the Old Testament to denote familial connections, as seen in genealogical lists. Its root meaning relates to 'building', which emphasizes the idea of lineage and heritage.
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 structure of this verse is straightforward, listing several noun phrases that describe the descendants of different families. The finite verb is absent, as this is a genealogical listing, typical of Hebrew prose in genealogical contexts.
Each noun phrase begins with בְּנֵי־ (be.nei-), establishing a pattern that connects these families as descendants.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates בְּנֵי־ as υἱοὶ (huioi), meaning 'sons'. This choice maintains the familial aspect of the Hebrew term while adapting it to the Greek context.
The use of υἱοὶ reflects the same emphasis on lineage and descent found in the Hebrew text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Nehemiah 7:58 lists the descendants of three families: Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel. These names represent those who returned from exile, showing the importance of family heritage in the community of Jerusalem.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel were leaders of families that returned from exile, each representing a line of descendants important to the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
The term 'descendants' indicates a continuation of family lines and heritage, crucial for establishing identity and belonging in the post-exilic community.
Genealogy in the Bible serves to establish lineage, fulfill promises, and demonstrate God's faithfulness through generations.
This verse fits within Nehemiah's account of the return from exile, emphasizing the restoration of the people and their families as they rebuild Jerusalem.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn about the importance of family and heritage from this verse?
- How does understanding our own genealogy help us connect with our community?
- In what ways can we honor the legacy of those who came before us?
- How does this verse reflect God's faithfulness to His people throughout history?
Commentators on this verse — 2 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Nehemiah 7:58 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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
the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
Tyndale line
The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel;
The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
The sonnes of Iaala, the sonnes of Darkon, the sonnes of Giddel,
Strictly literal
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel,
sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel,
The children of Ya'ala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
From the Latin
The children of Jahala, the children of Darcon, the children of Jeddel,
Simplified
Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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 lists the names as בְּנֵי־ יַעְלָ֥א בְנֵי־ דַרְק֖וֹן בְּנֵ֥י גִדֵּֽל׃, and the Septuagint corresponds closely, with all six words matched. This indicates agreement between the two texts in this verse.
בְּנֵי־ יַעְלָ֥א בְנֵי־ דַרְק֖וֹן בְּנֵ֥י גִדֵּֽל׃
6 of the 6 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 7:58
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.
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.
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
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
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
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)
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…
יַעֲלָא (Ya`ala') refers to a proper name, specifically the head of a family of returning exiles mentioned in the context of the post-exilic period. This name is associated with the descendants of Solomon's slaves and is noted in Ezra 2:56 and Nehemiah 7:58. The name can also be rendered as יַעֲלָה (Jaalah), which means 'ascending'.
יַעֲלָא, יַעֲלָה n.pr.m. head of family of returning exiles
base
H3279 יַעֲלָא, יַעֲלָה
3279 Ya`ala' yah-al-aw'
or Yaaalah {yah-al-aw'}; the same as 3280 or direct from
3276; Jaala or Jaalah, one of the Nethinim:--Jaala, Jaalah.
see HEBREW for 03280
see HEBREW for 03276
יַעֲלָא (ya.a.la) — Jaalah.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.56; also called Jaala at Neh.7.58;
§ Jaala or Jaalah = "ascending"
the head of a family of the descendants of Solomon's slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Jaala
A wild she-goat, one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned from the Captivity (Neh. 7:58).
(wild she-goat). Bene-Jaala were among the descendants of "Solomon’s slaves" who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:58) (B.C. before 536.) The name also occurs as Ja-alah.
ascending; a little doe or goat
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.
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
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
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
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)
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…
דַּרְקוֹן (Darqown) refers to a personal name, specifically a man associated with the Exile and Return period, identified as the head of a family of temple slaves who returned with Zerubbabel. The name is noted to mean 'scatterer' and is mentioned in
דַּרְקוֹן n.pr.m. head of family of Nethinim, who went up with Zerubbabel
base
H1874 דַּרְקוֹן
1874 Darqown dar-kone'
of uncertain derivation; Darkon, one of "Solomon's
servants":--Darkon.
דַּרְקוֹן (dar.qon) — Darkon.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.56
§ Darkon = "scatterer"
the head of a family of exiled temple slaves who returned with Zerubbabel
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
(scatterer). Children of Darkon were among the "servants of Solomon" who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58) (B.C. before 536).
of generation; of possession
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.
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
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
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
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)
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…
גִּדֵּל (gid.del) refers to Giddel, a name meaning 'very great.' He is identified as a leader of families among the Nethinim and Solomon's servants who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, first mentioned in Ezra 2:47 and 2:56. The word is derived from a root meaning 'stout'.
גִּדֵּל n.pr.m. (very great)
head of one of the families of Nethinim
head of one of the families of Solomon’s servants
base
H1435 גִּדֵּל
1435 Giddel ghid-dale'
from 1431; stout; Giddel, the name of one of the Nethinim,
also of one of "Solomon's servants":--Giddel.
see HEBREW for 01431
גִּדֵּל (gid.del) — Giddel.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47
§ Giddel = "very great"
1) the head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel
2) the head of the descendants of Solomon's servants returning from exile with Zerubbabel
גִּדֵּל (gid.del) — Giddel.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.56
§ Giddel = "very great"
1) the head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel
2) the head of the descendants of Solomon's servants returning from exile with Zerubbabel
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
(very great). Children of Giddel were among the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49) Bene-Giddel were also among the "servants of Solomon" who returned to Judea in the name caravan. (Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58) (B.C. 536.)
great