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of Bilgah,לְבִלְגָּהShammua;שַׁמּוּעַof Shemaiah,לִשְׁמַעְיָהJonathan;יְהוֹנָתָן
Nehemiah 12:18
Study it in the app“of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:18, word by word
- of Bilgahבִלְגָּהvilga
Bilgah
Bilgah: the name of two priests: the head of the fifteenth division (1 Chronicles 24:14) and another who returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5).
Where else “vilga” appears- Shammuaשַׁמּוּעַshamua
Shammua
Shammua, a scout from the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. The lexicon explains it as "renowned."
Where else “shamua” appears- of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemaya” appears- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears
The context
17of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 · This verse (above)
19and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;