Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:1–7

1Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua:

Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

2Amariah, Malluch,a Hattush,

3Shecaniah, Rehum,b Meremoth,

4Iddo, Ginnethon,c Abijah,

5Mijamin,d Maadiah,e Bilgah,f

6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah.

These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

Footnotes

  • a 12:2 Malluch is a variant of Malluchi; see verse 14.
  • b 12:3 Rehum is a variant of Harim; see verse 15, Nehemiah 7:42|NEH 7:42, and Ezra 2:39.
  • c 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most MT manuscripts Ginnethoi
  • d 12:5 Mijamin is a variant of Miniamin; see verse 17.
  • e 12:5 Maadiah is a variant of Moadiah; see verse 17.
  • f 12:5 Bilgah is a variant of Bilgai; also in verse 18; see Nehemiah 10:8|NEH 10:8.

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Nehemiah 12:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙wə·’êl·lehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
are the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםhak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םwə·hal·wî·yimConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
went upעָל֛וּ‘ā·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לzə·rub·bā·ḇelNoun - proper - masculine singularH2216 Zerubbabel
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לšə·’al·tî·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7597 Shealtiel
and with Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַwə·yê·šū·a‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3442 Jeshua
Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הśə·rā·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8304 Serajah
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir·mə·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃‘ez·rāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5830 Ezra

Nehemiah 12:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה’ă·mar·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH568 Amarjah
Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְmal·lūḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH4409 Malluk
Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃ḥaṭ·ṭūšNoun - proper - masculine singularH2407 Chattush

Nehemiah 12:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הšə·ḵan·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH7935 Shekanjah
Rehumרְחֻ֖םrə·ḥumNoun - proper - masculine singularH7348 Rechum
Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃mə·rê·mōṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH4822 Meremoth

Nehemiah 12:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iddoעִדּ֥וֹא‘id·dō·wNoun - proper - masculine singularH5714 Iddo
Ginnethonגִנְּת֖וֹיḡin·nə·ṯō·wNoun - proper - masculine singularH1599 Ginnethon, Ginnetho
Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃’ă·ḇî·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH29 Abijah

Nehemiah 12:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Mijaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmî·yā·mînNoun - proper - masculine singularH4326 Mijamin
Maadiahמַֽעַדְיָ֖הma·‘aḏ·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH4573 Maadjah
Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil·gāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH1083 Bilgah

Nehemiah 12:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הšə·ma‘·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8098 Shemajah
Joiaribוְיוֹיָרִ֖יבwə·yō·w·yā·rîḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3114 Jojarib
Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃yə·ḏa‘·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3048 Jedajah

Nehemiah 12:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Salluסַלּ֣וּsal·lūNoun - proper - masculine singularH5543 Sallu, Sallai
Amokעָמ֔וֹק‘ā·mō·wqNoun - proper - masculine singularH5987 Amok
Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הḥil·qî·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH2518 Chilhijah
Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הyə·ḏa‘·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3048 Jedajah
Theseאֵ֣לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
were the leadersרָאשֵׁ֧יrā·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםhak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
and their associatesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םwa·’ă·ḥê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH251 brother
in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbî·mêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of Jeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃פyê·šū·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3442 Jeshua

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 12:1 Ezra 2:1–2 · Nehemiah 10:2–8 · Nehemiah 12:12–21

Nehemiah 12:4 Luke 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.