Nehemiah 11:4

“And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;”

Nehemiah 11:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 11:4, word by word

And in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yashvu” appears
some of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” 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
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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Athaiahעֲתָיָהataya

Athaiah

Athaiah: the name of a leader of the tribe of Judah who lived in Jerusalem.

Where else “ataya” appears
of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהuziya

Uzziah

Uzziah: a name meaning "my strength is YHWH." Another name of King Azariah of Judah (2 Kings 15:13, 30, 32; Isaiah 6:1); other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 6:24; Ezra 10:21).

Where else “uziya” appears
of Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzecharya

Zechariah

Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

Where else “zecharya” appears
of Amariahאֲמַרְיָהamarya

Amariah

Amariah: name of several Israelites, among them two priests of the line of Eleazar. It means "YHWH has said."

Where else “amarya” appears
of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהshefatya

Shephatiah

Shephatiah, the name of several men; among them the fifth son of David, born of Abital. It means "YHWH has judged".

Where else “shefatya” appears
of Mahalalelמַהֲלַלְאֵלmahalalel

Mahalalel

Mahalalel, son of Kenan; also an Israelite.

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of Perezפָרֶץfarets

Perez

Perez, "breach": a son of Judah and Tamar, ancestor of King David.

Where else “farets” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

3And these are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah lived, each on his possession in their cities, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.

4 · This verse (above)

5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

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