Nehemiah 7:61

“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:”

Nehemiah 7:61 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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