The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:9 Explained

Nehemiah 11:9

KJV: And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

YLT: And Joel son of Zichri is inspector over them, and Judah son of Senuah is over the city -- second.

Darby: and Joel the son of Zicri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

ASV: And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joel  the son  of Zichri  [was] their overseer:  and Judah  the son  of Senuah  [was] second  over the city. 

What does Nehemiah 11:9 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 11:9 mean?

And Joel son of Zichri was their overseer [was] their overseer and Judah son of Senuah over the city [was] second -
וְיוֹאֵ֥ל בֶּן־ זִכְרִ֖י פָּקִ֣יד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וִיהוּדָ֧ה בֶן־ הַסְּנוּאָ֛ה עַל־ הָעִ֖יר מִשְׁנֶֽה פ

וְיוֹאֵ֥ל  And  Joel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואֵל  
Sense: son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 2 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זִכְרִ֖י  of  Zichri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זִכְרִי  
Sense: the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David.
פָּקִ֣יד  was  their  overseer 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פָּקִיד  
Sense: commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer.
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם  [was]  their  overseer 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וִיהוּדָ֧ה  and  Judah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַסְּנוּאָ֛ה  of  Senuah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סְנוּאָה  
Sense: a Benjamite.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָעִ֖יר  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מִשְׁנֶֽה  [was]  second 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁנֶה  
Sense: double, copy, second, repetition.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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