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the menאַנְשֵׁיof Bethlehemבֵית לֶחֶםand Netophah,וּנְטֹפָהone hundred eighty-eight;מֵאָה שְׁמֹנִים וּשְׁמֹנָה
Nehemiah 7:26
Study it in the app“the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 7:26, word by word
- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Bethlehemבֵיתvet
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- and Netophahנְטֹפָהnetofa
Netophah
Netophah: a town of Judah, near Bethlehem.
Where else “netofa” appears- one hundred eighty-eightמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- one hundred eighty-eightשְׁמֹנִיםshemonim
eighty
Eighty.
Where else “shemonim” appears- one hundred eighty-eightשְׁמֹנָהshemona
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemona” appears
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five;
26 · This verse (above)
27the men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight;