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So the twoוַ שְׁתֵּיthanksgiving choirsהַתּוֹדֹתstoodתַּעֲמֹדְנָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand I,וַאֲנִיand halfוַחֲצִיof the officialsהַסְּגָנִיםwith me;עִמִּי
Nehemiah 12:40
Study it in the app“So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of Elohim, and I, and half of the officials with me;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:40, word by word
- So the twoשְׁתֵּיshete
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appears- thanksgiving choirsתּוֹדֹתtodot
thanksgiving choir
A group that sings to give thanks, in a procession.
Where else “todot” appears- stoodתַּעֲמֹדְנָהtaamodna
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “taamodna” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appears
The context
39and above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Guard Gate.
40 · This verse (above)
41and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;