Nehemiah 12:17

“of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;”

Nehemiah 12:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 12:17, word by word

of Abijahאֲבִיָּהaviya

Abijah

Abijah: the name of several people; among them Samuel's second son (1 Samuel 8:2), a son of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:1) and a king of Judah (2 Chronicles 13:1). It means "my father is YHWH."

Where else “aviya” appears
Zichriזִכְרִיzichri

Zichri

Zichri, a name borne by many men, among them a son of Izhar, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:21).

Where else “zichri” appears
of Miniaminמִנְיָמִיןminyamin

Miniamin

Miniamin: name of Levites and priests. Another form of the name Benjamin: "of the right hand."

Where else “minyamin” appears
of Moadiahמוֹעַדְיָהmoadya

Moadiah

Moadiah: the name of a priestly house in the days of Joiakim.

Where else “moadya” appears
Piltaiפִּלְטָיpiltay

Piltai

Piltai: the name of the head of the priestly house of Moadiah in the days of Joiakim.

Where else “piltay” appears

Translation note

After “of Miniamin” the Hebrew lacks the name of the head of that house.

The context

16of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

17 · This verse (above)

18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;

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