Nehemiah 7:72

“And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drachmas of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven tunics of priests.”

Nehemiah 7:72 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 7:72, word by word

the restשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

Where else “sheerit” appears
of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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gaveנָתְנוּnatnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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twenty thousandשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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twenty thousandרִבּוֹאribo

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; also a very large, countless number ("myriad").

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drachmasדַּרְכְּמוֹנִיםdarkmonim

drachma

Drachma: a gold coin. It may be another name of the Persian daric.

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of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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two thousandאַלְפָּיִםalpayim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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minasמָנִיםmanim

mina

Mina: a measure of weight for metals, about 570 grams (fifty or sixty shekels depending on the period).

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of silverכֶסֶףchesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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sixty-sevenשִׁשִּׁיםshishim

sixty

Sixty.

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sixty-sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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tunicsכָתְנֹתchatnot

tunic, robe

Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.

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of priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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The context

71And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drachmas of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

72 · This verse (above)

73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel lived in their cities. And the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in their cities.

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