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And the restוּשְׁאָרof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםwerein allבְּכָלthe citiesעָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהeachאִישׁin his inheritance.בְּנַחֲלָתוֹ
Nehemiah 11:20
Study it in the app“And the rest of Israel, the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 11:20, word by word
- And the restשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
Rest: what is left of something.
Where else “shear” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- in his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears
The context
19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who stood guard at the gates: one hundred seventy-two.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the Nethinim were living on the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.