Nehemiah 12:15
in Nehemiah 12of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
KJV
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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This verse in Nehemiah 12
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah
on Nehemiah 12:12-21
A second list of course heads follows, now serving "In the days of Joiakim," the second generation after the return. Several of these names recur among the sealers of the covenant in chapter 10. The priesthood renews itself by father's house, name matched to name and course to course.
This site's exposition
of Harim, Adna
Five priests of the house of Harim had married foreign women at Ezra 10:21, and in Joiakim's day the house is headed by Adna. Helkai leads the house verse 3 names Meremoth.
The words behind it
4 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְחָרִ֣ם | lecharim | of Harim | H2766 → | 11 times |
| עַדְנָ֔א | ʾadna' | Adna | H5733 → | |
| לִמְרָי֖וֹת | limrayot | of Meraioth | H4812 → | |
| חֶלְקָֽי׃ | chelkai | Helkai | H2517 → |
לְחָרִ֣םof Harim
lecharimH2766 →11 times
עַדְנָ֔אAdna
ʾadna'H5733 →
לִמְרָי֖וֹתof Meraioth
limrayotH4812 →
חֶלְקָֽי׃Helkai
chelkaiH2517 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.