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And ofוּמִןthe Levites:הַלְוִיִּםShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהsonבֶןof Hasshub,חַשּׁוּבsonבֶּןof Azrikam,עַזְרִיקָםsonבֶּןof Hashabiah,חֲשַׁבְיָהsonבֶּןof Bunni;בּוּנִּי
Nehemiah 11:15
Study it in the app“And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 11:15, word by word
- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” 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- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Hasshubחַשּׁוּבchashuv
Hasshub
Hasshub: the name of several Israelites of the time after the exile.
Where else “chashuv” appears- of Azrikamעַזְרִיקָםazrikam
Azrikam
Azrikam: name of several Israelites. It means "my help has risen."
Where else “azrikam” appears- of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהchashavya
Hashabiah
Hashabiah: name of several Israelites, almost all Levites. It means "YHWH has taken account."
Where else “chashavya” appears- of Bunniבּוּנִּיbuni
Bunni
Bunni: the name of Levites of Nehemiah's time and of one of the heads of the people.
Where else “buni” appears
The context
14and their brothers, mighty warriors: one hundred twenty-eight; and the one appointed over them was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
15 · This verse (above)
16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside work of the house of Elohim, of the heads of the Levites;