The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:6 Explained

Nehemiah 11:6

KJV: All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

YLT: all the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jerusalem are four hundred sixty and eight, men of valour.

Darby: All the children of Pherez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

ASV: All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All the sons  of Perez  that dwelt  at Jerusalem  [were] four  hundred  threescore  and eight  valiant  men. 

What does Nehemiah 11:6 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 11:6 mean?

All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem [were] four hundred sixty and eight men valiant -
כָּל־ בְּנֵי־ פֶ֕רֶץ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה אַנְשֵׁי־ חָֽיִל ס

בְּנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פֶ֕רֶץ  of  Perez 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּרֶץ  
Sense: twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ.
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים  who  dwelt 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
אַרְבַּ֥ע  [were]  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
מֵא֛וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
שִׁשִּׁ֥ים  sixty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שִׁשִּׁים  
Sense: sixty, three score.
וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה  and  eight 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
אַנְשֵׁי־  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
חָֽיִל  valiant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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