and ofוּמִןthe Nethinim,הַנְּתִינִיםwhomשֶׁDavidדָּוִידand the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִיםhad givenנָּתַןfor the serviceלַעֲבֹדַתof the Levites,הַלְוִיִּםtwo hundred twentyמָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִיםNethinim;נְתִינִיםall of themכֻּלָּםwere designatedנִקְּבוּby name.בְשֵׁמוֹת
Ezra 8:20
Study it in the app“and of the Nethinim, whom David and the officials had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty Nethinim; all of them were designated by name.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:20, word by word
- the Nethinimנְּתִינִיםnetinim
Nethinim
Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).
Where else “netinim” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears- had givenנָּתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- for the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- two hundred twentyמָאתַיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- two hundred twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- were designatedנִקְּבוּnikvu
name
To single someone or something out by name, or to fix an amount.
Where else “nikvu” appears- by nameשֵׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears
The context
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
20 · This verse (above)
21And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our Elohim, to seek from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our goods.