Nehemiah 11:12

“and their brothers who did the work of the house: eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,”

Nehemiah 11:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 11:12, word by word

and their brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

Where else “ache” appears
who didעֹשֵׂיose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ose” appears
the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

Where else “melacha” appears
of the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bayit” appears
eight hundred twenty-twoשְׁמֹנֶהshemone

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

Where else “shemone” appears
eight hundred twenty-twoמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

Where else “meot” appears
eight hundred twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
eight hundred twenty-twoשְׁנָיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shenayim” appears
and Adaiahעֲדָיָהadaya

Adaiah

Adaiah: a name meaning "YHWH has adorned." In 2 Kings 22:1 the maternal grandfather of King Josiah; several other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 6:41; Nehemiah 11:5).

Where else “adaya” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Jerohamיְרֹחָםyerocham

Jeroham

Jeroham: the name of several people; among them the grandfather of the prophet Samuel. It means "may he find mercy".

Where else “yerocham” appears
of Pelaliahפְּלַלְיָהpelalya

Pelaliah

Pelaliah: the name of an ancestor of the priest Adaiah. It means "YHWH has judged".

Where else “pelalya” appears
of Amziאַמְצִיamtsi

Amzi

Amzi: the name of two Israelites: a Levite of the family of Merari and a priest.

Where else “amtsi” appears
of 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
of Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchur

Pashhur

Pashhur: the name of several Israelites, almost all priests.

Where else “pashchur” appears
of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּהmalkiya

Malchijah

Malchijah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "my king is YHWH."

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The context

11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of Elohim,

12 · This verse (above)

13and his brothers, heads of fathers’ houses: two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

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