The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:13 Explained

Nehemiah 11:13

KJV: And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

YLT: and his brethren, heads of fathers, two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai son of Azareel, son of Ahazai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

Darby: and his brethren, chief fathers, two hundred and forty-two; and Amassai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

ASV: and his brethren, chiefs of fathers houses , two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And his brethren,  chief  of the fathers,  two  hundred  forty  and two:  and Amashai  the son  of Azareel,  the son  of Ahasai,  the son  of Meshillemoth,  the son  of Immer, 

What does Nehemiah 11:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:13 mean?

and his brothers heads of the fathers' [houses] [were] two hundred forty and two and Amashai son of Azarel the son of Ahzai of Meshillemoth of Immer
וְאֶחָיו֙ רָאשִׁ֣ים לְאָב֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י בֶּן־ עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ אַחְזַ֥י מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת אִמֵּֽר

וְאֶחָיו֙  and  his  brothers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
רָאשִׁ֣ים  heads 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
לְאָב֔וֹת  of  the  fathers'  [houses] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
מָאתַ֖יִם  [were]  two  hundred 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים  forty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
וּשְׁנָ֑יִם  and  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י  and  Amashai 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲמַשְׁסַי  
Sense: a priest, son of Azareel in the time of Nehemiah.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל  of  Azarel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְאֵל  
Sense: a Korhite warrior of David who joined him at Ziklag.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַחְזַ֥י  of  Ahzai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְזַי  
Sense: a post-exilic priest, in Jerusalem.
מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת  of  Meshillemoth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשִׁלֵּמֹות  
Sense: an Ephraimite, one of the chiefs of the tribe in the reign of king Pekah of Israel.
אִמֵּֽר  of  Immer 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִמֵּר 
Sense: a priest in David’s time.

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