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and Shabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַיand Jozabad,וְיוֹזָבָדoverעַלthe outsideהַחִיצֹנָהworkהַמְּלָאכָהof the houseלְבֵיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםofמֵthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the Levites;הַלְוִיִּם
Nehemiah 11:16
Study it in the app“and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside work of the house of Elohim, of the heads of the Levites;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 11:16, word by word
- and Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַיshabtay
Shabbethai
Shabbethai: the name of a Levite of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. It comes from "shabbat".
Where else “shabtay” appears- and Jozabadיוֹזָבָדyozavad
Jozabad
Jozabad: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yozavad” appears- the outsideחִיצֹנָהchitsona
outer, outside
Outer, outside: what faces outward or is on the outside part. It can also mean what is not sacred, ordinary.
Where else “chitsona” appears- workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears
The context
15And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 · This verse (above)
17and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, head of the beginning, who gave thanks in the prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.