Ezra 8:16

“And I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, discerning men;”

Ezra 8:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 8:16, word by word

And I sentאֶשְׁלְחָeshlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “eshlach” appears
for Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer

Eliezer

Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.

Where else “eliezer” appears
for Arielאֲרִיאֵלariel

Ariel

Ariel: the name of one of the heads sent by Ezra. The name means "lion of God"; in Isaiah 29 it is a name of Jerusalem.

Where else “ariel” appears
for Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya

Shemaiah

Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).

Where else “shemaya” appears
and for Elnathanאֶלְנָתָןelnatan

Elnathan

Elnathan. A personal name meaning "El has given." In 2 Kings 24:8 he is the maternal grandfather of King Jehoiachin, from Jerusalem; probably the same official of Judah of Jehoiakim's time (Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12). Others also bear it (Ezra 8:16).

Where else “elnatan” appears
and for Jaribיָרִיבyariv

Jarib

Jarib: the name of several Israelites: a son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24) and two men of Ezra's time.

Where else “yariv” appears
and for Nathanנָתָןnatan

Nathan

Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."

Where else “natan” appears
and for 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
and for Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshulam

Meshullam

Meshullam: a very frequent name, from the root of "peace, be complete." In 2 Kings 22:3 the grandfather of Shaphan the scribe; also borne by many men of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Where else “meshulam” appears
headsרָאשִׁיםrashim

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

Where else “rashim” appears
and for Joiaribיוֹיָרִיבyoyariv

Joiarib

Joiarib: a name meaning "YHWH contends". One of the men of understanding sent by Ezra (Ezra 8:16); also a priest and a family of priests of Nehemiah's time.

Where else “yoyariv” appears
discerning menמְבִינִיםmevinim

be skilled

To be very wise and skilled in what one does.

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The context

15And I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days; and I observed the people and the priests, but of the sons of Levi I did not find any there.

16 · This verse (above)

17and I gave them orders for Iddo, the head at the place Casiphia, and I put in their mouth words to speak to Iddo and his brothers, the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, to bring us ministers for the house of our Elohim.

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