And theseוְאֵלֶּהwere the ones who came upהָעוֹלִיםfrom Tel-melah,מִתֵּל מֶלַחTel-harsha,תֵּל חַרְשָׁאCherub,כְּרוּבAddon,אַדּוֹןand Immer,וְאִמֵּרbutוְthey could notלֹא יָכְלוּdeclareלְהַגִּידtheir fathers’ houseבֵּית אֲבוֹתָםorוְtheir offspring,זַרְעָםwhetherאִםtheyהֵםwere of Israel:מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
Nehemiah 7:61
Study it in the app“And these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not declare their fathers’ house or their offspring, whether they were of Israel:”
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Nehemiah 7:61, word by word
- were the ones who came upעוֹלִיםolim
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “olim” appears- from Tel-melahתֵּלtel
Tel-melah
Tel-melah: a place in Babylonia from which some exiles returned. The name means "mound of salt".
Where else “tel” appears- Tel-harshaתֵּלtel
Tel-harsha
Tel-harsha: a place in Babylonia from which some exiles returned.
Where else “tel” appears- Cherubכְּרוּבkeruv
Cherub
Cherub: a place in Babylonia from which some exiles returned. It is written like "cherub", but here it is the name of a place.
Where else “keruv” appears- Addonאַדּוֹןadon
Addon
Addon: the name of a place in Babylonia from which some went up who could not prove their origin. In Ezra 2:59 it is written "Addan".
Where else “adon” appears- and Immerאִמֵּרimer
Immer
Immer: the name of several Israelites; the chief one is the ancestor of a family of priests.
Where else “imer” appears- they could notיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears- declareהַגִּידhagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagid” appears- their fathers’ houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- their fathers’ houseאֲבוֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears- their offspringזַרְעָzara
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appears- were of Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
60All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
61 · This verse (above)
62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.