Nehemiah 12:35

“and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,”

Nehemiah 12:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 12:35, word by word

and of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
with trumpetsחֲצֹצְרוֹתchatsotsrot

trumpet

Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.

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Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzecharya

Zechariah

Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

Where else “zecharya” appears
of Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyonatan

Jonathan

Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."

Where else “yonatan” 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
of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָהmatanya

Mattaniah

Mattaniah: a name meaning "gift of YHWH." The name of Zedekiah, last king of Judah, before the king of Babylon changed it (2 Kings 24:17); also borne by several Levites (1 Chronicles 9:15; Nehemiah 11:17).

Where else “matanya” appears
of Micaiahמִיכָיָהmichaya

Micaiah

Micaiah. A personal name meaning "who is like YHWH?" In 2 Kings 22:12 he is the father of Achbor, one of King Josiah's envoys. It is the same name as the prophet Micah (Jeremiah 26:18) in another form.

Where else “michaya” appears
of Zaccurזַכּוּרzakur

Zaccur

Zaccur, father of Shammua, of the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. It means "mindful."

Where else “zakur” appears
of Asaphאָסָףasaf

Asaph

Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).

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The context

34Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,

35 · This verse (above)

36and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the instruments of song of David the man of Elohim; and Ezra the scribe was in front of them.

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