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And the Nethinimוְהַנְּתִינִיםwere livingיֹשְׁבִיםon the Ophel;בָּעֹפֶלand Zihaוְצִיחָאand Gishpaוְגִשְׁפָּאwereoverעַלthe Nethinim.הַנְּתִינִים
Nehemiah 11:21
Study it in the app“And the Nethinim were living on the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 11:21, word by word
- And the Nethinimנְּתִינִיםnetinim
Nethinim
Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).
Where else “netinim” appears- were livingיֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- on the Ophelעֹפֶלofel
Ophel
Ophel: name of a hill of Jerusalem, between the city of David and the temple. The word means "rise, mound."
Where else “ofel” appears- and Zihaצִיחָאtsicha
Ziha
Ziha: head of a family of Nethinim; also an overseer of the Nethinim in Nehemiah 11:21.
Where else “tsicha” appears- and Gishpaגִשְׁפָּאgishpa
Gishpa
Gishpa: the name of one of the two who were over the Nethinim.
Where else “gishpa” appears
The context
20And the rest of Israel, the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the one appointed of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of Elohim.