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Maaziah,מַעַזְיָהBilgai,בִלְגַּיShemaiah;שְׁמַעְיָהthese wereאֵלֶּהthe priests.הַכֹּהֲנִים
Nehemiah 10:8
Study it in the app“Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 10:8, word by word
- Maaziahמַעַזְיָהmaazya
Maaziah
Maaziah: the name of two priests: the head of the twenty-fourth division (1 Chronicles 24:18) and one who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:8).
Where else “maazya” appears- Bilgaiבִלְגַּיvilgay
Bilgai
Bilgai: the name of one of the priests who sealed the agreement.
Where else “vilgay” appears- 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- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears
The context
7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 · This verse (above)
9And the Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;