Ezra 2:42

“The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai; all of them, one hundred thirty-nine.”

Ezra 2:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 2:42, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of the gatekeepersשֹּׁעֲרִיםshoarim

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 “shoarim” appears
of Shallumשַׁלּוּםshalum

Shallum

Shallum: a name meaning "recompense," borne by many men: the king of Israel who reigned one month (2 Kings 15:10-15), the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), a son of King Josiah (Jeremiah 22:11) and others.

Where else “shalum” appears
of Aterאָטֵרater

Ater

Ater: the name of several people; head of a family that returned from the exile and of a family of gatekeepers.

Where else “ater” appears
of Talmonטַלְמוֹןtalmon

Talmon

Talmon: a Levite gatekeeper and his family.

Where else “talmon” appears
of Akkubעַקּוּבakuv

Akkub

Akkub: the name of several Israelites, above all Levite gatekeepers after the exile.

Where else “akuv” appears
of Hatitaחֲטִיטָאchatita

Hatita

Hatita: head of a family of gatekeepers of the temple.

Where else “chatita” appears
of Shobaiשֹׁבָיshovay

Shobai

Shobai: head of a family of gatekeepers of the temple.

Where else “shovay” appears
one hundred thirty-nineמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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one hundred thirty-nineשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears
one hundred thirty-nineתִשְׁעָהtisha

nine

Nine; also "ninth".

Where else “tisha” appears

The context

41The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

42 · This verse (above)

43The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

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