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Andוַthe sonsבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe priestsכָּהֲנַיָּאand the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵאand the restוּשְׁאָרof the sonsבְּנֵיof the exile,גָלוּתָאcelebratedעֲבַדוּthe dedicationחֲנֻכַּתof thisדְנָהhouseבֵּיתof Elahאֱלָהָאwith joy.בְּחֶדְוָה
Ezra 6:16
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the exile, celebrated the dedication of this house of Elah with joy.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 6:16, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
member
Member of a group: "sons of men", humans.
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yisrael” appears- the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּkahanaya
priest
Priest (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kohen".
Where else “kahanaya” appears- and the Levitesלֵוָיֵlevaye
Levite
Levite (Aramaic): of the tribe of Levi, in the service of the house of God.
Where else “levaye” appears- and the restשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
The rest, what remains (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shear".
Where else “shear” appears- of the exileגָלוּתָgaluta
exile
Exile; also the exiles (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gola".
Where else “galuta” appears- celebratedעֲבַדוּavadu
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “avadu” appears- the dedicationחֲנֻכַּתchanukat
dedication
Dedication (Aramaic): the feast with which a house or an altar is opened and given to God. The same word as the Hebrew "chanukka".
Where else “chanukat” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “bet” appears- of Elahאֱלָהָelaha
Elah, 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” appears- with joyחֶדְוָהchedva
joy
Joy (Aramaic).
Where else “chedva” appears
The context
15And this house was brought to completion by the third day of the month of Adar, which was the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 · This verse (above)
17And they offered for the dedication of this house of Elah one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.