and of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵיof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwith trumpets:בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹתZechariahזְכַרְיָהsonבֶןof Jonathan,יוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Shemaiah,שְׁמַעְיָהsonבֶּןof Mattaniah,מַתַּנְיָהsonבֶּןof Micaiah,מִיכָיָהsonבֶּןof Zaccur,זַכּוּרsonבֶּןof Asaph,אָסָף
Nehemiah 12:35
Study it in the app“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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “chatsotsrot” appears- 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).
Where else “asaf” appears
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.