Nehemiah 12:21

“of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.”

Nehemiah 12:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 12:21, word by word

of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהchilkiya

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.

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Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהchashavya

Hashabiah

Hashabiah: name of several Israelites, almost all Levites. It means "YHWH has taken account."

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of Jedaiahידַעְיָהydaya

Jedaiah

Jedaiah: the name of several priests. The name means "YHWH has known."

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Nethanelנְתַנְאֵלnetanel

Nethanel

Nethanel, chief of the tribe of Issachar; other men bear the same name. It means "given by God."

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The context

20of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

21 · This verse (above)

22The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of fathers’ houses were written, and the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

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