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Of the Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּםAhijahאֲחִיָּהwas overעַלthe treasuriesאוֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand overוּלְthe treasuriesאֹצְרוֹתof the holy things.הַקֳּדָשִׁים
1 Chronicles 26:20
Study it in the app“Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of Elohim and over the treasuries of the holy things.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 26:20, word by word
- Of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya
Ahijah
Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."
Where else “achiya” appears- the treasuriesאוֹצְרוֹתotsrot
storehouse
The place where valuables are kept.
Where else “otsrot” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- of the holy thingsקֳּדָשִׁיםkodashim
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodashim” appears
The context
19These are the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.
20 · This verse (above)
21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonite belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.