The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:35 Explained

Nehemiah 12:35

KJV: And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

YLT: and of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

Darby: and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

ASV: and certain of the priests'sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [certain] of the priests'  sons  with trumpets;  [namely], Zechariah  the son  of Jonathan,  the son  of Shemaiah,  the son  of Mattaniah,  the son  of Michaiah,  the son  of Zaccur,  the son  of Asaph: 

What does Nehemiah 12:35 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:35 mean?

and some of sons the priests' with trumpets Zechariah son of Jonathan the son of Shemaiah of Mattaniah of Micaiah of Zaccur of Asaph
וּמִבְּנֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת זְכַרְיָ֨ה בֶן־ יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן בֶּן־ שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה מַתַּנְיָה֙ מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה זַכּ֖וּר אָסָֽף

וּמִבְּנֵ֥י  and  some  of  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  the  priests' 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת  with  trumpets 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֲצֹצְרָה  
Sense: trumpet, clarion.
זְכַרְיָ֨ה  Zechariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן  of  Jonathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה  of  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
מַתַּנְיָה֙  of  Mattaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַתַּנְיָה 
Sense: the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as ‘Zedekiah’.
מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה  of  Micaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָיָה  
Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah.
זַכּ֖וּר  of  Zaccur 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַכּוּר  
Sense: father of Shammua, the Reubenite spy.
אָסָֽף  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.