of the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Joab,יוֹאָבObadiahעֹבַדְיָהthe sonבֶּןof Jehiel,יְחִיאֵלand with himוְעִמּוֹtwo hundred eighteenמָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂרmales;הַזְּכָרִים
Ezra 8:9
Study it in the app“of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred eighteen males;”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “yoav” appears- 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.
Where else “ovadya” appears- 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."
Where else “yechiel” appears- two hundred eighteenמָאתַיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- two hundred eighteenשְׁמֹנָהshemona
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemona” appears- two hundred eighteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- malesזְּכָרִיםzecharim
male
A person of the male sex, man or boy.
Where else “zecharim” appears
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;