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Theseאֵלֶּהwerein the daysבִּימֵיof Joiakimיוֹיָקִיםsonבֶּןof Jeshua,יֵשׁוּעַsonבֶּןof Jozadak,יוֹצָדָקand in the daysוּבִימֵיof Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהthe governorהַפֶּחָהand of Ezraוְעֶזְרָאthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןthe scribe.הַסּוֹפֵר
Nehemiah 12:26
Study it in the app“These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:26, word by word
- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of Joiakimיוֹיָקִיםyoyakim
Joiakim
Joiakim: the name of the high priest son of Jeshua. It means "YHWH raises up". He is not King Jehoiakim of Judah.
Where else “yoyakim” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appears- of Jozadakיוֹצָדָקyotsadak
Jozadak
Jozadak: a proper name meaning "YHWH is righteous". He was the father of Jeshua, the high priest who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel. It is the short form of the name Jehozadak.
Where else “yotsadak” appears- of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnechemya
Nehemiah
Nehemiah: the name of several people. The best known is the governor who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem; also one of those who returned with Zerubbabel and another who repaired a section of the wall. It means "Yah comforts".
Where else “nechemya” appears- the governorפֶּחָהpecha
governor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pecha” appears- and of Ezraעֶזְרָאezra
Ezra
Ezra: a priest and scribe, a descendant of Aaron, who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the law. Also another man of the same name in Nehemiah. The name means "help".
Where else “ezra” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- the scribeסּוֹפֵרsofer
scribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofer” appears
The context
25Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were guards, gatekeepers, keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates.
26 · This verse (above)
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to hold the dedication and rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with song, cymbals, harps, and with lyres.