Nehemiah 7:11

“the sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen;”

Nehemiah 7:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Pahath-moabפַחַתfachat

Pahath-moab

Pahath-moab: head of a large family that returned from the exile. The name means "governor of Moab".

Where else “fachat” 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
and Joabיוֹאָבyoav

Joab

Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."

Where else “yoav” appears
two thousand eight hundred eighteenאַלְפַּיִםalpayim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alpayim” appears
two thousand eight hundred eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemone

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

Where else “shemone” appears
two thousand eight hundred eighteenמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “meot” appears
two thousand eight hundred eighteenעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears

The context

10the sons of Arah, six hundred fifty-two;

11 · This verse (above)

12the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;

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