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the menאַנְשֵׁיof Bethelבֵית אֵלand Ai,וְהָעָיtwo hundred twenty-three;מָאתַיִם עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה
Ezra 2:28
Study it in the app“the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 2:28, word by word
- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- and Aiעָיay
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appears- two hundred twenty-threeמָאתַיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- two hundred twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- two hundred twenty-threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears
Places in this verse
1Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
2Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).