The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:45 Explained

Nehemiah 7:45

KJV: The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

YLT: The gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: a hundred thirty and eight.

Darby: The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

ASV: The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The porters:  the children  of Shallum,  the children  of Ater,  the children  of Talmon,  the children  of Akkub,  the children  of Hatita,  the children  of Shobai,  an hundred  thirty  and eight. 

What does Nehemiah 7:45 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 7

1  Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah
5  A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon
9  of the people
39  of the priests
43  of the Levites
46  of the Nethinims
57  of Solomon's servants
63  and of the priests which could not find their pedigree
66  The whole number of them, with their substance
70  Their offerings

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 7:45 mean?

The gatekeepers the sons of Shallum of Ater of Talmon of Akkub the sons of Hatita of Shobai a hundred thirty and eight -
הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים בְּנֵֽי־ שַׁלּ֤וּם אָטֵר֙ טַלְמֹ֣ן עַקּ֔וּב בְּנֵ֥י חֲטִיטָ֖א שֹׁבָ֑י מֵאָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה ס

הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים  The  gatekeepers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֹׁועֵר  
Sense: gatekeeper, porter.
בְּנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שַׁלּ֤וּם  of  Shallum 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁלּוּם  
Sense: son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 5th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem.
אָטֵר֙  of  Ater 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָטֵר  
Sense: an exiled descendant of Hezekiah.
טַלְמֹ֣ן  of  Talmon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: טַלְמֹון  
Sense: the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra.
עַקּ֔וּב  of  Akkub 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַקּוּב  
Sense: son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֲטִיטָ֖א  of  Hatita 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲטִיטָא  
Sense: head of a family of Levitical porters or gate-keepers who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
שֹׁבָ֑י  of  Shobai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁבַי  
Sense: ancestor of a family of doorkeepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel.
מֵאָ֖ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
וּשְׁמֹנָֽה  and  eight 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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