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And after themוַ אַחֲרֵיהֶםwentיֵּלֶךְHoshaiahהוֹשַׁעְיָהand halfוַחֲצִיof the officialsשָׂרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָה
Nehemiah 12:32
Study it in the app“And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the officials of Judah,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:32, word by word
- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁעְיָהhoshaya
Hoshaiah
Hoshaiah: a name meaning "YHWH has saved". One went in front of half the leaders of Judah at the dedication of the wall (Nehemiah 12:32); another was the father of a leader in Jeremiah's time (Jeremiah 42:1).
Where else “hoshaya” appears- and halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of the officialsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” 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
The context
31Then I brought up the officials of Judah onto the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs and processions: one went to the right on top of the wall toward the Dung Gate.
32 · This verse (above)
33and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,