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Zechariahזְכַרְיָהthe sonבֶּןof Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהwasgatekeeperשֹׁעֵרof the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentלְאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵד
1 Chronicles 9:21
Study it in the app“Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:21, word by word
- Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzecharya
Zechariah
Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.
Where else “zecharya” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהmeshelemya
Meshelemiah
Meshelemiah: a Levite gatekeeper of the family of Korah.
Where else “meshelemya” appears- gatekeeperשֹׁעֵרshoer
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoer” appears- of the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears
The context
20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was leader over them in former times; YHWH was with him.
21 · This verse (above)
22All of them who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled in the genealogy in their villages; David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.