Ezra 8:9

“of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred eighteen males;”

Ezra 8:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 8:9, word by word

of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Joabיוֹאָבyoav

Joab

Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."

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Obadiahעֹבַדְיָהovadya

Obadiah

Obadiah: a name meaning "servant of Yah." About thirteen people in the Bible bear it; among them the man over King Ahab's household who hid a hundred prophets (1 Kings 18), and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

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of Jehielיְחִיאֵלyechiel

Jehiel

Jehiel: name of several Israelites, among them Levite singers and temple officials, a son of King Jehoshaphat and others of Ezra's time. It means "may God live."

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two hundred eighteenמָאתַיִםmatayim

hundred

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

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two hundred eighteenשְׁמֹנָהshemona

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

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two hundred eighteenעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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malesזְּכָרִיםzecharim

male

A person of the male sex, man or boy.

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The context

8and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

9 · This verse (above)

10and of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred sixty males;

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