And Pethahiahוּפְתַחְיָהsonבֶּןof Meshezabel,מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵלof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Zerahזֶרַחsonבֶּןof Judah,יְהוּדָהwasat the handלְיַדof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְfor everyלְכָלmatterדָּבָרof the people.לָעָם
Nehemiah 11:24
Study it in the app“And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was at the hand of the king for every matter of the people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 11:24, word by word
- And Pethahiahפְתַחְיָהfetachya
Pethahiah
Pethahiah: the name of several Israelites: the priest at the head of the nineteenth division (1 Chronicles 24:16) and three Levites or leaders of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “fetachya” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Meshezabelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵלmeshezavel
Meshezabel
Meshezabel: a name meaning "El (God) delivers". Grandfather of Meshullam, one of those who repaired the wall; also other men of Nehemiah's time.
Where else “meshezavel” appears- of Zerahזֶרַחzerach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zerach” 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- at the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
23For there was a commandment of the king concerning them, and a firm agreement for the singers, what was due each day on its day.
24 · This verse (above)
25And as for the villages in their fields: some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,