1 Chronicles 24:12

לְאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ר לְיָקִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר

The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

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Nehemiah 12:10

וְיֵשׁוּעַ הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֽוֹיָקִים וְיֽוֹיָקִים הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֶלְיָשִׁיב וְאֶלְיָשִׁיב אֶת-יֽוֹיָדָֽע׃

And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

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1 Chronicles 24:12

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לְאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ Pashta — a lesser break עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ר Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לְיָקִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר Silluq — end of the verse

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עַשְׁתֵּ֣י

Root word eleventh, eleven

Dictionary form: עַשְׁתֵּי · ash-TAY

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aobpc

Adjective — Ordinal Number, both plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word; an ordinal (first, second, …)

עַשְׁתֵּי

Speech Adjective Type Ordinal Number Gender Both Number Plural State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the eleventh

the eleventh ×6 eleven ×4 in the eleventh ×2 of the eleventh ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 and the eleven ×1 captain for the eleventh ×1 on the eleventh ×1

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eleven — Cardinal number; use when counting a quantity.

eleventh — Ordinal form; use for position, order, or rank.

11th — Numeric shorthand; suits headings or notes.

the eleventh one — Adds slight emphasis when referencing a specific item.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6473 H6249

עַשְׁתֵּי₁₉ noun number one (Assyrian išten, one; išten ešrit, eleven; Dl^{§ 75, Tel Amarna} [iš-]tit, first time; see Gie ZAW i (1881), 226 Ges^{«GKC:97e»§ 97e} Kö^{ii. l, 212 and references}); — only + עָשָׂר, עֶשְׂרֵה (q. v.) = eleven, eleventh, Jer 1:3; Jer 39:2 = Jer 52:5 = 2Kgs 25:2; Ezek 26:1; Ezek 40:49; Zech 1:7; Exod 26:7; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:14; Exod 36:15; Num 7:72; Num 29:20 (all P), Deut 1:3; 1Chr 12:13; 1Chr 24:12; 1Chr 25:18; 1Chr 27:14.

Strong's Definition H6249

eleventh, eleven

ʿaštê

eleven or (ordinal) eleventh

one, eleven, eleventh

one as combined with ten (H6240)

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 9 English renderings

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עָשָׂ֔ר

Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acmsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

עָשָׂר

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1

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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.

eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.

twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.

thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.

eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.

seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

עָשָׂר₂₀₃, עֶשְׂרֵה₁₄₄ noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.

2. twelve:
a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.

3. thirteen:
a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.

4. fourteen:
a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.

5. fifteen:
a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר

2 d. 6. sixteen:
a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.

7. seventeen:
a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר

3 d. 8. eighteen:
a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.

9. nineteen:
a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also Kö^{ii. 1. 211 ff.} Da^{Synt. § 37 a}, also R. 1, 2. Ges^{«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e}, «GKC:134»134, and especially Herner^{Synt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol^{§ 110} Kö^{ii. 1, 427} W^{SG 138}.

Strong's Definition H6240

twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

ʿāśār

ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)

used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 29 English renderings

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Word Parts

לְ יָקִ֖ים

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

יָקִ֖ים

Root word a name — transliterate it ("To jakim")

Dictionary form: יָקִים · yaw-KEEM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

לְ	Speech Preposition
יָקִים	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: to jakim

and jakim ×1 to jakim ×1

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Jakim — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.

Yaqim — Transliteration-based; preferred in scholarly or academic contexts.

Yakım — Alternative transliteration reflecting Hebrew pronunciation closely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7369 H3356

יָקִים proper name, masculine (he lifteth up; compare Sabean proper name יהקם Hal¹⁵¹); — Ιακειμ, A (Deut 24:12) Ελιακειμ:

1. Benjamite 1Chr 8:19.

2. Levite 1Chr 24:12.

Strong's Definition H3356

jakim

yāqîm

He will raise

Jakim, the name of two Israelites

a Benjamite and descendant of Shimhi

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

Jakim Head of the 12th priestly division Jakim Benjamite, son of Shimei

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שְׁנֵ֥ים

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acmda

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

שְׁנֵים

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Dual State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the twelfth

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

Strong's Definition H8147

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

Variations 67 forms of this word

Translations 163 English renderings

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עָשָֽׂר

Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acmsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

עָשָֽׂר

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1

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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.

eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.

twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.

thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.

eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.

seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

4. fourteen:
a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.

2 d. 6. sixteen:
a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.

7. seventeen:
a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר

Strong's Definition H6240

twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

ʿāśār

ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)

used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 29 English renderings

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לְ	Speech Preposition
אֶלְיָשִׁיב	Speech Noun Type Proper Name