Study it in the app“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of Elah, supporting them.”
ThenבֵּאדַיִןZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלthe sonבַּרof Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלand Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַthe sonבַּרof Jozadakיוֹצָדָקrose upקָמוּand beganוְשָׁרִיוto buildלְמִבְנֵאthe houseבֵּיתof Elahאֱלָהָאwhichדִּיis in Jerusalem;בִירוּשְׁלֶםand with themוְעִמְּהוֹןwere the prophetsנְבִיַּיָּאof Elah,דִי אֱלָהָאsupportingמְסָעֲדִיןthem.לְהוֹן
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “dayin” appearsZerubbabel
Zerubbabel (the Aramaic form of the name): governor of Judah, of the family of David, who led the building of the house of God on returning from the exile.
Where else “zerubavel” appearsson
Someone's son; also one of a certain kind, like a son of the gods.
Where else “bar” appearsShealtiel
Shealtiel (the Aramaic form of the name): father of Zerubbabel. The name means "I have asked of El (God)".
Where else “shealtiel” appearsJeshua
Jeshua (the Aramaic form of the name): the high priest who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel. The name means "YHWH saves".
Where else “yeshua” appearsJozadak
Jozadak: a proper name meaning "YHWH is righteous". He was the father of Jeshua, the high priest who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel. It is the short form of the name Jehozadak.
Where else “yotsadak” appearsarise
To get up, or for a kingdom to emerge.
Where else “kamu” appearsbegin
To start a piece of work for the first time.
Where else “shariv” appearsbuild
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “mivne” appearstemple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “bet” appearsElah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elaha” appearsJerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appearswith
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appearsprophet
Prophet (Aramaic): one who speaks on God's behalf. The same word as the Hebrew "navi".
Where else “neviyaya” appearssupport, help
To support, to help (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "saad".
Where else “mesaadin” appears1And Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the Elah of Israel, who was over them.
2 · This verse (above)
3At that time Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their companions came to them, and thus they said to them: “Who gave you an order to build this house and to finish this structure?”
