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The priests:הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Jedaiah,יְדַעְיָהof the houseלְבֵיתof Jeshua,יֵשׁוּעַnine hundred seventy-three;תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹת שִׁבְעִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה
Nehemiah 7:39
Study it in the app“The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 7:39, word by word
- The priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Jedaiahיְדַעְיָהyedaya
Jedaiah
Jedaiah: the name of several priests. The name means "YHWH has known."
Where else “yedaya” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” 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- nine hundred seventy-threeתְּשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- nine hundred seventy-threeמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- nine hundred seventy-threeשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears- nine hundred seventy-threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears
The context
38the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
39 · This verse (above)
40the sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;