1 Chronicles 9:17

וְהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִים֙ שַׁלּ֣וּם וְעַקּ֔וּב וְטַלְמֹ֖ן וַֽאֲחִימָ֑ן וַֽאֲחִיהֶ֥ם שַׁלּ֖וּם הָרֹֽאשׁ
And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

וְ הַ שֹּֽׁעֲרִים֙
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
שֹּֽׁעֲרִים֙
Root word porters, porter, doorkeepers
Dictionary form: שׁוֹעֵר · shoh-ARE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: and the porters
and the porters ×10 the porters ×8 of the porters ×4 the porter ×3 were porters ×3 to be porters ×2 were doorkeepers ×2 and porters ×1
More options
gatekeeper — Most common modern equivalent; preferred in contemporary translations.
doorkeeper — Modernized KJV form; suits smaller, interior entry points.
guard — Broader term; use when access-control role is emphasized.
sentry — Military or formal register; highlights watchful, posted duty.
keeper of the gate — Descriptive phrase; useful for poetic or narrative clarity.

BDB8930 H7778

BDB8929 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8931

שֹׁעֵר37 noun masculine porter (denominative from שַׁעַר); — absolute ׳שׁוֺ 2Chr 31:14, construct ׳שֹׁ 2Kgs 7:10; 1Chr 9:21, + feminine שׁוֺעֶ֫רֶת 2Sam 4:6 (for ᵑ0 [וֺךְ] בֹּאוּ עַד תּ) We Dr HPS Bu Now after ᵐ5 (Th פְּקִידַת דֶּלֶת); plural שֹׁעֲרִים 2Kgs 7:11 +; construct שֹׁעֲרֵי 2Chr 23:4 — porter of city gate 2Kgs 7:10; 2Kgs 7:11 (2Sam 18:26 read הַשַּׁעַר ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr and most); portress of house 2Sam 4:6 (see above); elsewhere (34 t. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah) of gate-keepers in sanctuary 1Chr 9:17; 1Chr 9:18; 1Chr 9:24 +; 4,000 in number, 1Chr 23:5 ׳שׁ פֶּתַח לְאֹהֶל מוֺעֵד 1Chr 9:21 שֹׁעֲרִים בַּסִּפִּים v1Chr 9:22 לָאָרוֺן ׳שׁ 1Chr 15:23; 1Chr 15:24 שֹׁעֲרֵי הַסִּפִּים 2Chr 23:4 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42.

porters, porter, doorkeepers
šôʿēr
a janitor
  • gatekeeper, porter

שַׁלּ֣וּם
שַׁלּ֣וּם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Were shallum")
Dictionary form: שַׁלּוּם · shahl-LOOM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: were shallum
shallum ×11 of shallum ×10 and shallum ×5 were shallum ×1
More options
Shallum — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Shallum (meaning: 'retribution' or 'recompense') — When explaining the name's semantic meaning in notes.
Shallûm — Academic/critical editions requiring precise transliteration.

BDB8745 H7967 H4918 H8018 H4920

BDB8744 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8746

שַׁלּוּם (less often שַׁלֻּם) proper name, masculine Σελ(λ)ουμ, Σαλ(λ)ουμ, Σελλημ, etc.; —

1. king of Northern Israel 2Kgs 15:10; 2Kgs 15:13; 2Kgs 15:14; 2Kgs 15:15.
2. son of Josiah, and king of Judah Jer 22:11; 1Chr 3:15 = יְהוֺאָחָז 1.
3. husband of Huldah 2Kgs 22:14 = 2Chr 34:22, B ᵐ5L Σελλημ, A ‐λουμ.
4. uncle of Jeremiah Jer 32:7.
5. in Simeon 1Chr 4:25.
6. in Jerahmeel 1Chr 2:40; 1Chr 2:41.
7. in Ephraim 2Chr 28:12.
8. in Naphtali 1Chr 7:13.
9. father of a threshold-keeper Jer 35:4.
10. wall-builder Neh 3:12.
11. priests 1Chr 5:38; 1Chr 5:39; Ezra 7:2 (ancestor of Ezra, perhaps = מְשֻׁלָּם 7 a).
12. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 9:17 (twice in verse), perhaps = v1Chr 9:19 v1Chr 9:31, and Ezra 2:42 || Neh 7:45 ( = שֶׁלֶמְיָה 2, מְשֻׁלָּם 8 c, (מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה(וּׅ).
  b. Ezra 10:24.
13. vEzra 10:42. below

BDB8746 H7967 H7968

BDB8745 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8747

שַׁלּוּן proper name, masculine wall-builder Neh 3:15 = שַׁלּוּם according to Thes. above

BDB8747 H4918 H7967

BDB8746 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8748

מְשֻׁלָּם proper name, masculine Μεσουλαμ, Μοσολλαμ, etc.:

1. grandfather of Shaphan 2Kgs 22:3.
2. son of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19.
3. in Benjamin:
  a. 1Chr 8:17, perhaps =
  b. 1Chr 9:7.
  c. v1Chr 9:8.
  d. Neh 11:7.
4. in Gad 1Chr 5:13.
5. wall-builders:
  a. Neh 3:4; Neh 3:30.
  b. Neh 3:6.
6. a chief Neh 10:21.
7. priests (distinctions in part obscure):
  a. 1Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11; Neh 12:13 (perhaps = שַׁלּוּם 11).
  b. 1Chr 9:12.
  c. Neh 10:8.
  d. Neh 12:6.
  e. vNeh 12:33.
8. Levites:
  a. 2Chr 34:12.
  b. Ezra 8:16; Ezra 10:15; Neh 8:14.
  c. Neh 12:25 ( = שַׁלּוּם 12 a).
9. Ezra 10:29. above

BDB8749 H4920 H7967 H8018

BDB8748 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8750

מְשֶׁלֶיָ֫ה(וּׅ proper name, masculine Μεσολλαμια, etc.: Levite יָה- 1Chr 9:21, יָ֫הוּ- (ᵐ5L Σελεμιας) 1Chr 26:1; 1Chr 26:2; 1Chr 26:9 ( = שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ 2, שַׁלּוּם 12 a). above,

מְשִׁלֵּמִית see מְשִׁלֵּמוֺת. above

BDB8756 H8018 H7967

BDB8755 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8757

שֶׁלֶמְיָה(וּׅ

proper name, masculine 1. Jeremiah's time; Σελεμιου (genitive):
  a. יָ֫הוּ- Jer 36:14.
  b. י֫הוּ vJer 36:26.
  c. יָה- Jer 37:3, יָהוּ- Jer 38:1.
  d. יָה-
2. Levite, יָהוּ- 1Chr 26:14, τῷ Σαλαμεια, etc., = שַׁלּוּם 12 a, q. v.
3. post-exilic names:
  a. יָה- Neh 3:30, Τελεμια(ς), ᵐ5L Σελ'.
  b. יָה- Neh 13:13, priest, Σελεμια(ς) ( = c or d ?).
  c. יָה- Ezra 10:39, Σελεμια.
  d. יָהוּ- vEzra 10:41, ᵐ5 id.

shallum
šallûm
retribution
Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites
  • 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 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem
    • "the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died
    • also 'Jehoahaz'
    husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4"uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3"a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon"a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel"an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah"a son of Naphtali"a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple
    • maybe same as 13
    son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah"a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra"a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9"a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

וְ עַקּ֔וּב
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עַקּ֔וּב
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And akkub")
Dictionary form: עַקּוּב · ak-KOOB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and akkub
akkub ×3 of akkub ×3 and akkub ×2
More options
Akkub — Standard anglicized form; use in most modern translations.
Aqquv — Closer transliteration; prefer in academic or critical editions.
Aqqub — Alternate scholarly spelling reflecting doubled consonant.

BDB6316 H6126

BDB6315 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6317

עַקּוּב proper name, masculine ᵐ5B usually (Ι)ακουν[μ] A ᵐ5L Ακ(κ)ουβ: —

1. descendant of David 1Chr 3:24.
2. heads of post-exilic families:
  a. Ezra 2:42 = Neh 7:45.
  b. Ezra 2:45 (si vera lectio).
3. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 9:17.
  b. Neh 8:7.
  c. Neh 11:19; Neh 12:25.

akkub
ʿaqqûb
insidious
Akkub, the name of five Israelites
  • son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel
    • "a head of a family returning from exile"head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile"a Levite gatekeeper"a Levite who helped Ezra expound the law to the people"a Levite gatekeeper after the return from exile

וְ טַלְמֹ֖ן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
טַלְמֹ֖ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And talmon")
Dictionary form: טַלְמוֹן · tahl-MONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and talmon
of talmon ×2 talmon ×2 and talmon ×1
More options
Talmon — Standard modern rendering of this proper name.
Talmon (gatekeeper clan) — Clarifies role when context involves temple gatekeepers.
Talmon (ancestor) — Use when referencing the eponymous head of the lineage.

talmon
ṭalmôn
oppressor
Talmon, a temple doorkeeper
  • 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
    • possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah

וַ ֽאֲחִימָ֑ן
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ֽאֲחִימָ֑ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ahiman")
Dictionary form: אֲחִימַן · uh-hee-MAHN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and ahiman
and ahiman ×3 ahiman ×1
More options
Ahiman — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Ahi-man — Hyphenated form clarifying the name's two elements.
Ahiman (brother of men) — Include etymology when name's meaning aids narrative context.

BDB298 H289

BDB297 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB299

אֲחִימַן proper name, masculine (my brother is a gift ? so Thes; compare Arabic ) < אֲחִימָן, see NorziNum 13:22 GFMJudg 1:10 (after Ven1 Mich.).

1. a son of Anak Num 13:22; Judg 1:10 אֲחִימָן֨ Josh 15:14.
2. a Levite, אֲחִימָ֑ן, 1Chr 9:17.

ahiman
ʾăḥîman
my brother is a gift
Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite
  • a son of Anak
    • "a Levite servant in the temple

וַ ֽאֲחִי הֶ֥ם
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ֽאֲחִי
Root word brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …
הֶ֥ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: אָח · aw

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and their brethren
his brethren ×58 his brother ×55 and his brethren ×53 thy brother ×35 their brethren ×30 brother ×25 brethren ×23 and their brethren ×17
More options
brother — Core meaning; use for biological or close male kin.
brothers — Preferred plural form; replaces archaic 'brethren'.
kinsman — Use when broader tribal or clan relationship is implied.
fellow — Suits contexts of solidarity, alliance, or shared identity.
companion — Use when the bond is relational or covenantal, not biological.
countryman — Best for communal or national address to fellow Israelites.

BDB276 H251 H256 H257

BDB275 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB277

I. אָח, אַחְאָב, אֶחָב, אַחְבָּן etc. see אחה.

BDB285 H251

BDB284 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB286

I. אָח630 noun masculine brother (Phoenician אח, Arabic (construct etc.), Sabean אחֿ (suffix אחֿיהו) CISiv.1,17 and 24 and others, Ethiopic Assyrian a—u compare DlW, Aramaic אַח, ; Palmyreme, Nabataean suffix אחוהי, אחיה); — absolute אָח Gen 24:29 + (Ezek 18:10 strike out Co compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9; Ew Sm אַח; Dl BaEz x defends as = one compare Assyrian a—u) never with article; cstr אֲחִי Gen 10:21 +; suffix אָחִי Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Gen 4:9 +; אָחִיו Gen 4:2 +; אָחִיהוּ Jer 34:9 + 3 t. etc.; plural אַחִים Gen 13:8 +; so read Hos 13:15 see DeCompl. Var. 23 compare below אָחוּ; construct אֲחֵי Num 27:10 +; suffix אַחַי Gen 19:7 +; אֶחָ֑י 1Sam 20:29 + (but 1Sam 30:23 ᵐ5 We אַחֲרֵי for אֶחָ֑י את); אַחֶיךָ Gen 37:13 +; אֶחָיו Gen 44:14 + etc.

1. brother, born of same mother (& father) Gen 4:2; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:10; Gen 4:11; Gen 27:6; Gen 27:11; Gen 44:20; Gen 49:5 compare Gen 28:2; Gen 29:10 (twice in verse) + Exod 4:14 + often; also of half-brother Gen 20:5; Gen 20:13; Gen 20:16 (on pa-rentage compare vGen 20:12) Gen 37:2; Gen 37:4; Gen 37:5 +, 2Sam 13:4; 2Sam 13:7; 2Sam 13:8 +.
2. indefinite = relative; Lot, of Abraham Gen 13:8; Gen 14:12; Gen 14:14; Gen 14:16 Jacob, of Laban Gen 29:12; Gen 29:15 (nephew); hence of kinship in wider sense; member of same tribe Num 16:10; Num 18:2; Num 18:6; 2Sam 19:13 of same people Exod 2:11 (twice in verse); Exod 4:18; Deut 15:12; Judg 14:3; Isa 66:20; Neh 5:1; Neh 5:5; Neh 5:8 see especially Lev 19:17 compare vLev 19:18 (ex-tended to include sojourner גֵּר vLev 19:34); of Israel & Judah 2Sam 19:42 Israel & Edom Num 20:14 compare of Ishmael Gen 16:12; Gen 25:18 of friend 2Sam 1:26; 1Kgs 9:13; 1Kgs 20:32; 1Kgs 20:33 of allies ׳בְּרִית א Amos 1:9.
3. figurative of resemblance Job 30:29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים (|| רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה i.e. by reason of his crying, compare Di; Prov 18:9 מִתְרַפֶּה בִּמְלַאכְתּוֺ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית.
4. in phrase one . . . another אִישׁ אָחִיו Gen 9:5; Joel 2:8 Ze Joel 7:10 אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיוGen 13:11 + 25 t + Exod 32:27 (where also same phrase with רֵעֵהוּ & קְרֹבוֺ — see these words — & also אִישׁ, אֶחָד; for development of idiom compare Deut 15:2; Isa 19:2; Jer 34:14 (compare15) 17 Ezek 38:21; Hag 2:22 usually of men; of faces of golden cherubim Exod 25:20; Exod 37:9 of scales of crocodile Job 41:9. (אָח fire-pot. see below II. אחח.)

BDB9286 H251

BDB9285 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9287

אחה (assumed as √ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew אָח).

brethren, brother, brothers, another, brethrens, …
ʾāḥ
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001])
  • brother
    • brother of same parents
      • "half-brother (same father)"relative, kinship, same tribe"each to the other (reciprocal relationship)"resemblance (figuratively)

שַׁלּ֖וּם
שַׁלּ֖וּם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Shallum")
Dictionary form: שַׁלּוּם · shahl-LOOM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: shallum
shallum ×11 of shallum ×10 and shallum ×5 were shallum ×1
More options
Shallum — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Shallum (meaning: 'retribution' or 'recompense') — When explaining the name's semantic meaning in notes.
Shallûm — Academic/critical editions requiring precise transliteration.

BDB8745 H7967 H4918 H8018 H4920

BDB8744 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8746

שַׁלּוּם (less often שַׁלֻּם) proper name, masculine Σελ(λ)ουμ, Σαλ(λ)ουμ, Σελλημ, etc.; —

1. king of Northern Israel 2Kgs 15:10; 2Kgs 15:13; 2Kgs 15:14; 2Kgs 15:15.
2. son of Josiah, and king of Judah Jer 22:11; 1Chr 3:15 = יְהוֺאָחָז 1.
3. husband of Huldah 2Kgs 22:14 = 2Chr 34:22, B ᵐ5L Σελλημ, A ‐λουμ.
4. uncle of Jeremiah Jer 32:7.
5. in Simeon 1Chr 4:25.
6. in Jerahmeel 1Chr 2:40; 1Chr 2:41.
7. in Ephraim 2Chr 28:12.
8. in Naphtali 1Chr 7:13.
9. father of a threshold-keeper Jer 35:4.
10. wall-builder Neh 3:12.
11. priests 1Chr 5:38; 1Chr 5:39; Ezra 7:2 (ancestor of Ezra, perhaps = מְשֻׁלָּם 7 a).
12. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 9:17 (twice in verse), perhaps = v1Chr 9:19 v1Chr 9:31, and Ezra 2:42 || Neh 7:45 ( = שֶׁלֶמְיָה 2, מְשֻׁלָּם 8 c, (מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה(וּׅ).
  b. Ezra 10:24.
13. vEzra 10:42. below

BDB8746 H7967 H7968

BDB8745 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8747

שַׁלּוּן proper name, masculine wall-builder Neh 3:15 = שַׁלּוּם according to Thes. above

BDB8747 H4918 H7967

BDB8746 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8748

מְשֻׁלָּם proper name, masculine Μεσουλαμ, Μοσολλαμ, etc.:

1. grandfather of Shaphan 2Kgs 22:3.
2. son of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19.
3. in Benjamin:
  a. 1Chr 8:17, perhaps =
  b. 1Chr 9:7.
  c. v1Chr 9:8.
  d. Neh 11:7.
4. in Gad 1Chr 5:13.
5. wall-builders:
  a. Neh 3:4; Neh 3:30.
  b. Neh 3:6.
6. a chief Neh 10:21.
7. priests (distinctions in part obscure):
  a. 1Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11; Neh 12:13 (perhaps = שַׁלּוּם 11).
  b. 1Chr 9:12.
  c. Neh 10:8.
  d. Neh 12:6.
  e. vNeh 12:33.
8. Levites:
  a. 2Chr 34:12.
  b. Ezra 8:16; Ezra 10:15; Neh 8:14.
  c. Neh 12:25 ( = שַׁלּוּם 12 a).
9. Ezra 10:29. above

BDB8749 H4920 H7967 H8018

BDB8748 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8750

מְשֶׁלֶיָ֫ה(וּׅ proper name, masculine Μεσολλαμια, etc.: Levite יָה- 1Chr 9:21, יָ֫הוּ- (ᵐ5L Σελεμιας) 1Chr 26:1; 1Chr 26:2; 1Chr 26:9 ( = שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ 2, שַׁלּוּם 12 a). above,

מְשִׁלֵּמִית see מְשִׁלֵּמוֺת. above

BDB8756 H8018 H7967

BDB8755 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8757

שֶׁלֶמְיָה(וּׅ

proper name, masculine 1. Jeremiah's time; Σελεμιου (genitive):
  a. יָ֫הוּ- Jer 36:14.
  b. י֫הוּ vJer 36:26.
  c. יָה- Jer 37:3, יָהוּ- Jer 38:1.
  d. יָה-
2. Levite, יָהוּ- 1Chr 26:14, τῷ Σαλαμεια, etc., = שַׁלּוּם 12 a, q. v.
3. post-exilic names:
  a. יָה- Neh 3:30, Τελεμια(ς), ᵐ5L Σελ'.
  b. יָה- Neh 13:13, priest, Σελεμια(ς) ( = c or d ?).
  c. יָה- Ezra 10:39, Σελεμια.
  d. יָהוּ- vEzra 10:41, ᵐ5 id.

shallum
šallûm
retribution
Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites
  • 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 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem
    • "the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died
    • also 'Jehoahaz'
    husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4"uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3"a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon"a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel"an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah"a son of Naphtali"a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple
    • maybe same as 13
    son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah"a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra"a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9"a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

הָ רֹֽאשׁ
הָ
Prefix — article the
רֹֽאשׁ
Root word head, chief, heads, top, beginning, …
Dictionary form: רֹאשׁ · rohsh

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: was the chief
the head ×56 his head ×49 the chief ×33 the top ×30 head ×23 their heads ×21 the heads ×19 chief ×17
More options
head — Primary anatomical or positional sense; most versatile.
top — Prefer for mountains, pillars, or physical summits.
leader — Best when רֹאשׁ denotes a person of authority.
chief — Titular sense; fits ranks, tribes, or priestly roles.
beginning — Use for temporal or sequential firsts.
sum — Specific to census or enumeration contexts.

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I. רֹאשׁ599 noun masculineLev 13:45 head (common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic , Sabean ראס PräZMG xxix (1875). 425 MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; Ethiopic Amharic hence (a heightened) Assyrian rêšu (rarely râšu), Aramaic רֵישָׁא (Egyptian Aramaic ראש CookeNorth-Semitic Inscr. 404), , modern (Ma'lûla) ra±ša, HuartJAs xii (1878), 491 Duvalid. xiii(1879), 464; Palmyrene רשא, Lzb366, compare Biblical Hebrew רִישׁוֺן, רֵאשִׁית; from*ra'š, also Biblical Hebrew רָאשׁ֩, ראֹשׁ (LagSymm. i. 113), Tel Amarna rušu(nu) Wkl189, 18 (gloss to ‡a‡‡adunu), Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; SI6 ראש, Phoenician רשׁ, ראש (in proper name), Punic rus (in proper name, of a location) SchrödPhoenician Spr.133, ראשת choicest, chief; on MI20 (suffix) רשה, Lev 1:28 ש[ר], compare Sm. u. So14 NöLCB Jan. 8, 1887, 60); — ׳ר absolute Gen 3:15 +, construct Gen 40:20 +; suffix ראֹשִׁי vGen 40:16 +, etc.; plural רָאשִׁים (for רְאָשִׁים֩ NöGGA 1884, 1019) Exod 18:25 +; construct רָאשֵׁי Hos 7:13 + [מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵי 1Sam 26:12 see מְרַאֲשׁוֺת below]; suffix רָאשֵׁינוּ 1Chr 12:19, רָאשֵׁיכֶם Isa 29:10 +, etc.; —

1. a. (c. 230 t.) head, of human being; man Gen 40:16; Gen 40:17. + often, גֶּבֶר ׳לְר Judg 5:30 for the head of a man, i.e. for each man, per capita; woman 2Kgs 9:30; Deut 21:12; Num 5:18; Esth 2:17 boy 2Kgs 4:19 (twice in verse); Gen 48:14 (twice in verse) +; of ׳י, under figure of armed man Ps 60:9 = Ps 108:9 of idol 1Sam 5:4 of gates, personified Ps 24:7; Ps 24:9.
  b. head, of animals: of serpent Gen 3:15, dog 2Sam 3:8, ass 2Kgs 6:25, of הַחַיָּה in Ezek 1:22 compare vEzek 1:22 vEzek 1:26, of הַכְּרֻבִים Ezek 10:1 compare vEzek 10:11 of sea-monsters, לִוְיָתָן Job 40:31; Ps 74:14, תַּנִּינִים vPs 74:13 especially of animals for sacrifice Exod 12:9; Exod 29:15; Exod 29:19; Lev 1:4; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:12; Lev 1:15; Lev 3:2; Lev 3:8 + 18 t. P; in phrase וְזָנָב ׳ר Isa 9:13 (figurative of noble and commoner) compare v.Isa 9:14; Isa 19:15, so (figurative of relative dignity, power, influence) Deut 28:13; Deut 28:44.
2. a. top (88 t.): of mountain, הַר, Gen 8:5; Exod 19:20 (twice in verse); Exod 24:17; Exod 34:2 + 34 t.; hill, גִּבְעָה, Exod 17:9; Exod 17:10 (E), 2Sam 8:25 מְרוֺמִים ׳ר Prov 8:2 + Prov 1:21 Toy (for ᵑ0 הֹמִיּוֺת), גֵּיא ׳ר שְׁמָנִים Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 of rocks, צֻרִים, Num 23:9 (JE), crag, סֶלַע, 2Chr 25:12 (twice in verse); tower Gen 11:4 (J), stronghold Judg 6:26, ladder Gen 28:12 (E), tree 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15, bough Isa 17:6 compare Ezek 17:4; Ezek 17:22, mast (?; חִבֵּל) Prov 23:34 (otherwise Toy); of ears of grain, שִׁבֹּלֶת Job 24:24, of stone Gen 28:18 (E), bed, מִטָּה, Gen 47:31 (J), throne, עָגוֺל לַכִּסֵּה׳ר 1Kgs 10:19, tabernacle, or its wall, Exod 26:24 = Exod 36:29 (P); pillar ( =capital) 1Kgs 7:16; 1Kgs 7:17 + 13: t., מְכוֺנָה v1Kgs 7:35 v1Kgs 7:35, lampstand Zech 4:2 (twice in verse), high priest's robe, מְעִיל, Exod 28:32 (P), פִּנָּה ׳ר Ps 118:22 top of (the) corner, i.e. most conspicuous stone (figurative); = tip, end, of staves 1Kgs 8:8= 2Chr 5:9, of sceptre Esth 5:2.
  b. height of stars Job 22:12 (|| גֹּבַהּ שָׁמַיִם).
3.: 171
  a. head = chief (man) Judg 10:18; Judg 11:8; Judg 11:9; Judg 11:11; Exod 18:25 (E), Num 1:16 (P), Deut 1:15; Hos 2:2; Mic 3:1 + often; apparently combined with idea of first in a series 1Chr 12:10. (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:9, series of 11); of God 2Chr 13:12.
  b. = chief (city) Josh 11:10 (D), compare (of city and king) Isa 7:3; Isa 7:8; Isa 7:9 (twice in verse).
  c. chief nation Jer 31:7.
  d. =chief (place, position) 1Sam 9:22; 1Kgs 21:9; 1Kgs 21:12; Deut 20:9; 1Chr 4:42 (compare also 5).
  e. הָראֹשׁ chief priest 2Kgs 25:18= Jer 52:24; 2Chr 19:11; 2Chr 24:11; 2Chr 26:20, הַכֹּחֵן ראֹשׁ 1Chr 27:5, ׳הָר ׳הַכּ 2Chr 31:10; Ezra 7:5 ׳י alone 2Chr 24:6 רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים Neh 12:7. feminine especially = head of a family (P Chronicles); רָאשֵׁי בֵּית (rare ראֹשׁ) אֲבוֺתָ (םׅ) Exod 6:14; Num 7:2; Num 17:18; Josh 22:14; 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 7:9 בֵּית הָאָבוֺת ׳ר v1Chr 7:40 לְבֵית אֲבֹתָיו ׳ר Num 1:4, compare 1Chr 5:15; 1Chr 5:24; 1Chr 7:2; 1Chr 9:13; 1Chr 24:4 אֻמּוֺת בַּיתאָֿב ׳ר Num 25:15 אֲבוֺת ׳ר הָעַדָה Num 31:26 compare Num 32:28; Josh 14:1; Josh 21:1 אֲבוֺת הַלְוִיִּם ׳ר Exod 6:25; Josh 21:1 (הָ)אָבוֺת לַלְּוִיִם ׳ר 1Chr 9:33; 1Chr 9:34; 1Chr 15:12, compare Num 36:1; Josh 19:51; 1Chr 8:6; 1Chr 8:13; 1Chr 23:9; 1Chr 23:24 + 10 t. Chronicles; absolute ׳ר (הָ)אָבוֺת 1Chr 8:10; 1Chr 8:28; 1Chr 9:9; 1Chr 26:32; 1Chr 27:1; 2Chr 1:2 + 8 t. Ezra Nehemiah (Chronicles); אֲכֹתֵיהֶם ׳ר Ezra 8:1 רָאשִׁים לְאָכוֺת Neh 11:13 so also ׳י alone 1Chr 5:7; 1Chr 5:12; 1Chr 7:3; 1Chr 8:28 +; apparently combined with idea of first in a series 1Chr 23:8 (series of 3), v1Chr 23:11 (of 4), v1Chr 23:19 (of 3), v1Chr 23:20 (of 2).
4. a. head=front, leader's place Mic 2:13; 2Chr 20:27, compare Amos 6:7.
  b. of time, beginning, of night-watch Judg 7:19; Lam 2:19 absolute מֵראֹשׁ from the beginning Isa 40:21; Isa 41:4; Isa 41:26 (|| מִלְּפָנִים), Isa 48:16; Prov 8:23 (|| מֵעוֺלָם),. Eccl 3:11 (|| עַדסֿוֺף); first of months Exod 12:2 (|| רִאשׁוֺן), Num 10:10; Num 28:11 (all P); בָּראֹשׁ 1Chr 16:7 at first.
  c. of things, river-heads Gen 2:10 (J); עַפְרוֺת תֵּכֵל ׳ר Prov 8:26.
5. chief, choicest, best, of spices, כשׂמ(יםׅ, Ezek 27:22; Exod 30:23 (P), Song 4:14 שִׂמְחָתִי ׳ר Ps 137:6 the choicest of my joy.
6. head = division of army, company, band : Judg 7:16; Judg 7:20; Judg 9:34; Judg 9:37; Judg 9:43; Judg 9:44 (twice in verse); 1Sam 11:11; 1Sam 13:17 (twice in verse); 1Sam 13:18 (twice in verse) Job 1:17.
7. =sum, especially in phrase ׳בְּנֵייִֿשׂ ׳נָשָׂא אֶתרֿ Exod 30:12take the sum of, enumerate, compare Num 1:2; Num 1:49; Num 4:2; Num 4:22; Num 26:2; Num 31:26; Num 31:49 בְּראֹשׁוֺ Lev 5:24 in its sum, i.e. in full, so Num 5:7 (all P); of ׳י's thoughts Ps 139:17 compare ראֹשׁ דְּבָֽרְךָ אֱמֶתPs 119:160.
8. other phrase are : ׳נָשָׂא אֶתרֿאֹשׁ פ see נָשָׂא Qal 1 b (2); יָרוּם ראֹשִׁי עַלאֹֿיְבַי Ps 27:6, מֵרִים ראֹשִׁי ׳י Ps 3:4 (Ps 110:7; Ps 140:10 see רום); shake the head, see נוּעַ Hiph`il, compare יָנִיד בְּראֹשׁוֺ Jer 8:16, מְנוֺד ראֹשׁ Ps 44:15 נָתַן דֶּרֶךְ בְּראֹשׁ, i.e. requite, see נתן Qal 2 b near the end; יָשׁוּב גְּמֻלְךָ ׳בְּר Obad 1:15, compare Ps 7:17; 1Kgs 2:33 (below דָּם 2 i and (with ׳עַלרֿ) Esth 9:25, הֵשִׁיב רָעָה בְּראֹשׁ Judg 9:57; 1Sam 25:39; 1Kgs 2:44, compare Joel 1Kgs 4:4; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 2:32 (sub דָּם 2 i, compare Neh 3:36 (אֶלרֿאֹשָׁם), see also 2Sam 3:29 below 1. חוּל 3; see, further, דָּם 2 i; Dan 1:10 see חוּב Pi`el

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רֵאשׁ noun masculineDan 7:6 head (Egyptian Aramaic, S-CPap.; Palmyrene רש; ᵑ7 רֵישׁ, Syriac ; Biblical Hebrew ראֹשׁ); — construct ׳ר Dan 7:1 emphatic הָ֯ Dan 2:38 suffix רֵאשׁי Dan 4:2 +, חָ֯ Dan 2:28, הֵּ֯ vDan 2:32 +, הַּ֯ Dan 7:20, הֵ֯וֺן Dan 3:27 plural absolute רֵאשִׁין Dan 7:6, suffix רָאשֵׁיהֹם (K§§ 53, Anm. b); 63 GuHpt on the passage) Ezra 5:10 —

1. head of man Dan 3:27, compare Dan 7:9 in vision: of image Dan 2:32; Dan 2:38, beast Dan 7:6; Dan 7:20.
2. head as seat of visions, הֶזְוֵי רֵאשָׁךְ, etc., Dan 2:28; Dan 4:2; Dan 4:7; Dan 4:10; Dan 7:1; Dan 7:15.
3. = chief, ׳בְּר Ezra 5:10 in the capacity of their chiefs.
4. sum, essential content, of matters Dan 7:1 (NesMM 40 beginning).

head, chief, heads, top, beginning, …
rōš
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
  • head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
    • head (of man, animals)
      • "top, tip (of mountain)"height (of stars)"chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)"head, front, beginning"chief, choicest, best"head, division, company, band"sum

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִים֙ Pashta — a lesser break שַׁלּ֣וּם וְעַקּ֔וּב Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְטַלְמֹ֖ן Tipeha — a lesser break וַֽאֲחִימָ֑ן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וַֽאֲחִיהֶ֥ם שַׁלּ֖וּם Tipeha — a lesser break הָרֹֽאשׁ Silluq — end of the verse

וְהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִים שַׁלּוּם וְעַקּוּב וְטַלְמֹן וַֽאֲחִימָן וַֽאֲחִיהֶם שַׁלּוּם הָרֹֽאשׁ׃
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And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:1

לְמַחְלְקוֹת לְשֹֽׁעֲרִים לַקָּרְחִים מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶן-קֹרֵא מִן-בְּנֵי אָסָֽף׃
1
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Nehemiah 11:19

וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים עַקּוּב טַלְמוֹן וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם הַשֹּֽׁמְרִים בַּשְּׁעָרִים מֵאָה שִׁבְעִים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
19
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.

1 Chronicles 23:5

וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים שֹֽׁעֲרִים וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים מְהַֽלְלִים לַֽיהוָה בַּכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְהַלֵּֽל׃
5
Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
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