The gatekeepers:הַשֹּׁעֲרִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Shallum,שַׁלּוּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ater,אָטֵרthe sonsבְּנֵיof Talmon,טַלְמֹןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Akkub,עַקּוּבthe sonsבְּנֵיof Hatita,חֲטִיטָאand the sonsבְּנֵיof Shobai,שֹׁבָיone hundred thirty-eight.מֵאָה שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁמֹנָה
Nehemiah 7:45
Study it in the app“The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 7:45, word by word
- The gatekeepersשֹּׁעֲרִיםshoarim
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoarim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Shallumשַׁלּוּםshalum
Shallum
Shallum: a name meaning "recompense," borne by many men: the king of Israel who reigned one month (2 Kings 15:10-15), the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), a son of King Josiah (Jeremiah 22:11) and others.
Where else “shalum” appears- of Aterאָטֵרater
Ater
Ater: the name of several people; head of a family that returned from the exile and of a family of gatekeepers.
Where else “ater” appears- of Talmonטַלְמֹןtalmon
Talmon
Talmon: a Levite gatekeeper and his family.
Where else “talmon” appears- of Akkubעַקּוּבakuv
Akkub
Akkub: the name of several Israelites, above all Levite gatekeepers after the exile.
Where else “akuv” appears- of Hatitaחֲטִיטָאchatita
Hatita
Hatita: head of a family of gatekeepers of the temple.
Where else “chatita” appears- of Shobaiשֹׁבָיshovay
Shobai
Shobai: head of a family of gatekeepers of the temple.
Where else “shovay” appears- one hundred thirty-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 thirty-eightשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- one hundred thirty-eightשְׁמֹנָהshemona
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemona” appears
The context
44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
45 · This verse (above)
46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,