Ezra 10:22

And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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וּ מִ בְּנֵ֖י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
בְּנֵ֖י
Root word son, children, sons, old, first, …
Dictionary form: בֵּן · bane

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and of the sons
the son ×1140 the children ×607 of the children ×309 his son ×206 son ×179 the sons ×177 and the children ×160 sons ×155
More options
son — Core meaning; use for a single male offspring.
children — Preferred when the group is mixed or age is stressed.
sons — Use for a male plural or tribal/genealogical list.
descendants — Best for extended lineage or collective ethnic groups.
members — Idiomatic for constructs like 'members of the community/guild'.
young — Use for animal offspring or 'young of' constructions.

BDB1160 H1121

BDB1159 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1161

בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵ˜בּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11; Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare vGen 17:16; Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11; Gen 11:13; Gen 11:15f; Exod 20:10; Deut 5:14; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; 1Sam 30:3; 1Sam 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sam 1:5-11) 2Kgs 4:14; 2Kgs 4:28; Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exod 21:5; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:3; 2Sam 19:5; 1Kgs 3:26 cared for Deut 1:31 spared Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained Deut 8:5; Prov 3:12; Prov 13:24; Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Prov 6:20; Prov 10:1; Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare 1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42. In particular
  a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Judg 8:19; Ps 50:20; Ps 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
  b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Num 36:11.
  c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:16 compare 1Sam 4:16; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17; 1Sam 26:21; 1Sam 26:25, see also Prov 1:8; Prov 1:10; Prov 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare vExod 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Ps 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further Deut 32:5 (plural) vDeut 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2; Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king 2Sam 7:14 = 1Chr 17:13 compare Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezek 16:21.
  d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Ps 89:7.
  e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exod 10:2; Deut 6:2; Judg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7 plural Exod 34:7; Exod 4:25; Exod 2:41; Exod 2:40; Job 42:16; Ps 128:6; Prov 13:22; Prov 17:6; Ezek 37:25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28; Gen 31:43 compare Gen 32:1 so of Naomi Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Josh 22:24; Josh 22:25; Josh 22:27 +; see also below
  i. below
  g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2; 1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4; Isa 7:5; Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7; Num 16:8.
  h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
  i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare vJudg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
  j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3; Gen 23:5; Gen 23:7; Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11; Gen 23:16; Gen 23:18; Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5; Gen 36:15; Gen 36:19; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20; Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9; Deut 2:19; Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Chr 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Ps 77:16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2Sam 8:18 = 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:9) 2Chr 13:8; 2Chr 23:3; 2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & ZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Gen 34:7; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Kgs 17:34; Ps 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Ps 77:16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exod 1:1) Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Josh 21:43 + see Di, Ezek 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10; Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1; Exod 16:2; Exod 16:9; Exod 16:10; Exod 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2; Num 1:53; Num 8:9; Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25; Num 15:26; Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 4:1) Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Judg 1:8; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:16 (so read also vJudg 1:21 vJudg 1:21 compare Josh 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sam 1:18; 1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:1; 1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16; Num 3:17; 1Chr 5:27; 1Chr 6:1 compare 1Chr 23:6) Exod 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 18:21; Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 compare 1Kgs 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Ezek 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27; Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15; 1Chr 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exod 28:1; Exod 28:40; 1Chr 5:29; 1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal Exod 27:21; Exod 28:1; Exod 28:4 +) Lev 3:5; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Lev 7:83; Josh 21:10; 1Chr 6:35; 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:42; 1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:31; Neh 12:47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Josh 21:19; 2Chr 31:19 compare 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7; Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJosh 21:13 compare Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v2Chr 13:10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28; Ezek 23:7; Ezek 23:9; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15. Ezek 23:17; Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23; Lam 4:2; Ps 149:2 (compare Zech 9:13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare Lev 20:17; Num 22:5; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 3:11; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:30; Ezek 37:18; Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6; 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1; Judg 7:12; Judg 8:10; 1Kgs 5:10; Job 1:3; Isa 11:14; Jer 49:28; Ezek 25:4; Ezek 25:10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Neh 7:6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare KloSK 1872. 254 Di.
2. children (male and female) Gen 3:16; Gen 21:7; Exod 21:5; Exod 22:23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Josh 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20:15.
3. youth, young men (plural) Prov 7:7; Song 2:3.
4. the young of animals Lev 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deut 22:6; Deut 22:7; 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10; Zech 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4; Job 39:16בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below
5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Chetransl. & critical note)
6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.
7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1Kgs 20:35; 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:7; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:1; 2Kgs 9:1 (Hoffm RSProph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.; ZehnpfBAS i, 355 compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan VogNo, 4 and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7; Ezra 10:16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Gen 17:12; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43; Lev 22:25; Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Neh 9:2; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ezek 44:7; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4; Lev 25:5.
  b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Gen 18:7; Gen 18:8 (J), for sacrifice Num 15:8; Num 15:9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only Lev 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14; Lev 16:3; Lev 23:18; Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2Chr 13:9; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 43:23; Ezek 43:25; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev + Num 6:10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.
8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1Sam 14:52; 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 2:7; 2Sam 13:28; 2Sam 17:10 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Judg 18:2; 2Kgs 2:16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judg 21:10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10; 1Chr 17:9; Hos 10:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Num 17:25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2Kgs 14:14 = 2Chr 25:24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1Sam 26:16 so בֶּןמֿות 2Sam 12:5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deut 25:2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Prov 31:5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Prov 31:8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Num 24:17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zech 4:14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק Gen 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Isa 14:12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Isa 5:1.
9. noun relative of age:
  a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare Gen 7:6 + 71 t. P; Gen 50:26; Josh 14:7. Josh 14:10; Josh 24:29 (all E); Num 32:11 (J), Deut 31:2 also Judg 2:8; 1Sam 4:15; 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:36; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 27:3; 2Chr 24:15; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17; Ezra 3:8; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse); Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14; Exod 38:26; Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + Num 26:2; Num 26:4; Num 32:11; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 2Chr 25:5; Ezra 3:8 compare Lev 27:7; Num 8:24; Num 26:62; 1Chr 23:3 & without מעלה Num 8:25; Num 18:16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare vLev 27:5 vLev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v2Chr 31:17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
  b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5; Exod 29:38; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:18; Lev 23:19; Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6; Lev 23:12; Num 6:12; Num 6:14 + 12 t. Num 7 also Ezek 46:13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa3 ed. Freytag; de libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol§ 227 b, p. 613). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare LagBN 75 & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious


BDB1169 H1121

BDB1168 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1170

בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.


BDB9386 H1247 H1121 H1248 H1123

BDB9385 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9387

I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא M § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242 f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25

1. son(s) Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Dan 5:22; Dan 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23 בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives vEzra 6:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 6:14 בַּראֱֿנָשׁ Dan 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men Dan 2:38; Dan 5:21 בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew Gen 6:2; Job 1:6); ׳בַּר שְׁנִין וגו Job 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew בֵּן 9).
2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.


II. בַּר see ברר.

son, children, sons, old, first, …
bēn
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
  • son, grandson, child, member of a group
    • son, male child
    • "grandson"children (plural, male and female)"youth, young men (plural)"young (of animals)"sons (as characterization, i.e., sons of injustice (for unrighteous men) or sons of God (for angels)"people (of a nation) (plural)"of lifeless things, i.e., sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)"a member of a guild, order, class

פַּשְׁח֑וּר
פַּשְׁח֑וּר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of pashur")
Dictionary form: פַּשְׁחוּר · pahsh-HOOR

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of pashur
of pashur ×6 pashur ×4 and pashur ×1 now pashur ×1 that pashur ×1 then pashur ×1
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Pashhur — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.
Pashur — Simplified spelling; matches KJV and some modern versions.
Pashshur — Closer transliteration of the doubled-shin pronunciation.

BDB6847 H6583

BDB6846 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6848

פַּשְׁחוּר proper name, masculine Πασχωρ, Φα(δα)σσουρ etc.:

1. Jer 20:1; Jer 20:2; Jer 20:3 (twice in verse); Jer 20:6.
4. father of one Gedaliah Jer 38:1a.
5. head of post-exile family Ezra 2:38 = Neh 7:14; Ezra 10:22. compare MeyEntstehung 169 f.

pashur
pašḥûr
freedom
Pashchur, the name of four Israelites
  • a priest, son of Malchiah and one of the chief princes in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah
  • "a priest, son of Immer, chief governor of the temple, and the one who struck and then put the prophet Jeremiah into the stocks in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah"son of Malchijah, father of Zechariah, and ancestor of Adaiah who did the work of the temple in the time of Nehemiah. Probably same as 1"father of Gedaliah; probably the same as 1"head of a family of returned exiles

אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֤י
אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֤י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Elioenai")
Dictionary form: אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי · el-yeh-hoh-ay-NAI

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: elioenai
elioenai ×5 and elioenai ×2 elihoenai ×1 of elioenai ×1
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Elioenai — Most common English Bible spelling; widely recognized.
Elihoenai — Alternate spelling reflecting fuller Hebrew form.
Elyeho'enai — Closer transliteration for study or academic contexts.

BDB421 H454

BDB420 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB422

אֶלְיְהוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (unto ׳י are mine eyes)

1. a Korahite 1Chr 26:3.
2. a returning exile Ezra 8:4.


BDB422 H454 H462

BDB421 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB423

אֶלְיוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (id.)

1. a descendant of David 1Chr 3:23; 1Chr 3:24.
2. a Simeonite אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי 1Chr 4:36.
3. a Benjamite (id.) 1Chr 7:8.
4. priests in time of Ezra
   (a) Ezra 10:22
   (b) Ezra 10:27 (אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי);
   (c) Neh 12:41.

elioenai, elihoenai
ʾelyĕhôʿênay
unto Jehovah are my eyes
Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites
  • a Korahite temple doorkeeper, son of Meshelemiah
  • "two men with foreign wife during the exile; one a priest"a son of Neariah"a Simeonite"a Benjamite, son of Becher

מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙
מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Maaseiah")
Dictionary form: מַעֲשֵׂיָה · ma-uh-say-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: maaseiah
and maaseiah ×8 maaseiah ×8 of maaseiah ×7
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Maaseiah — Standard anglicized spelling; preferred in most modern translations.
Ma'aseiah — Adds apostrophe to reflect the Hebrew ayin consonant.
Maaseyah — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bible contexts.
Maasiah — Shortened anglicized variant found in some modern versions.

BDB6435 H4640 H4641

BDB6434 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6436

מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ, יָה-, מַעֲשַׂי proper name, masculine (work of ׳י; compare proper name מעשיהו on Israel seal, ClGann, see Lzb315); — Μα(α)σσαια(ς), etc., ᵐ5B Ezra 10:21 Μασαηλ: —

1. priest, Jeremiah's time, מַעֲשֵׂיָה Jer 21:1; Jer 29:25; Jer 37:3 perhaps Jer 35:4 (יָהוּ-).
2. Jer 29:21. מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ
3. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:20.
  b. 2Chr 23:1.
4. officials:
  a. 2Chr 26:11.
  b. 2Chr 34:8.
5. sons of Ahaz 2Chr 28:7.
6. Levite 1Chr 6:25 reading מַעֲשֵׂיָה for ᵑ0 בַּעֲשֵׂיָה q. v., compare Kit. מַעֲשֵׂיָה of various post-exile men:
7. Neh 3:23 (Μαδασηλ, A Μαασιου).
8. a. Neh 8:4; Neh 8:7.
  b. Neh 10:26.
  c. Neh 11:5.
  d. vNeh 11:7.
  e. Neh 12:41. feminine vNeh 12:42.
9. a. Ezra 10:18.
  b. vEzra 10:21 Μασαηλ, Μασειας).
  c. vEzra 10:22.
  d. vEzra 10:30.
10. מַעֲשַׂי (van d. H. מַעְשַׂי) Μα(α)σαι(α), a priest 1Chr 9:12.

maaseiah
maʿăśēyâ
work of Jehovah
Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites
  • a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  • "a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"father of Azariah"one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people"a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people"one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah"a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu"a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra"another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra"father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah"father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of Jeremiah"a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth"son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah"an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah"son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel"governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah"son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah"ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a priest

יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Ishmael")
Dictionary form: יִשְׁמָעֵאל · yish-maw-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: ishmael
ishmael ×20 and ishmael ×10 of ishmael ×9 that ishmael ×3 even ishmael ×2 and as for ishmael ×1 but ishmael ×1 ishmaels ×1
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Ishmael — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Ishmael's — Possessive form for ownership or association contexts.
Yishmael — Transliteration; use when emphasizing Hebrew cultural authenticity.
Ishmael himself — Adds emphasis; mirrors Hebrew focus constructions.

BDB8838 H3458

BDB8837 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8839

יִשְׁמָעֵאל48 proper name, masculine El heareth; Sabean יסמעאל Hal187; on from compare LagBN 131); —

1. son of Abraham and Hagar Gen 16:11 (name explanation ׳רגו ׳שָׁמַע י), vGen 16:15. 16 + 11 t. Gen 17.25, Gen 28:9 (twice in verse); Gen 36:3; 1Chr 1:28; 1Chr 1:29; 1Chr 1:31 Ισμαηλ
2. usually Ισμαηλ: murderer of Gedaliah Jer 41:8; Jer 40:14; Jer 40:15; Jer 40:16 + 17 t. Jer 41; 2Kgs 25:23; 2Kgs 25:25 (ᵐ5L Ισραηλ !).
3. in Benjamin 1Chr 8:38; 1Chr 9:44.
4. in Judah:
  a. 2Chr 19:11.
  b. 2Chr 23:1.
5. Jew with foreign wife Ezra 10:22, Σαμαηλ, A ᵐ5L Ισμαηλ.

ishmael, ishmaels
yišmāʿēl
God will hear
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
  • son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
  • "son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah"a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth"a Judaite, father of Zebadiah"a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne"a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

נְתַנְאֵ֔ל
נְתַנְאֵ֔ל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Nethaneel")
Dictionary form: נְתַנְאֵל · neh-tahn-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: nethaneel
nethaneel ×6 and nethaneel ×4 of nethaneel ×2 and to nethaneel ×1 was nethaneel ×1
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Nethanel — Standard modern scholarly and most Bible translation spelling.
Nethaneel — Closer to Hebrew; preferred in more literal translations.
Nathanael — Familiar New Testament form; use cautiously to avoid confusion.

BDB5445 H5417

BDB5444 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5446

נְתַנְאֵל proper name, masculine (see GrayProp. N. 181, 192, 205; on proper names of this kind compare RSSem i. 100 n., 2nd ed. 108, GrayProp. N. 264); — ᵐ5 Ναθαναηλ; —

1. a chief of Issachar Num 1:8; Num 2:5; Num 7:18; Num 7:23; Num 10:15.
2. 4th son of Jesse 1Chr 2:14.
3. name of priests:
  a. 1Chr 15:24.
  b. Neh 12:21.
4. priest's son (who had strange wife) Ezra 10:22, perhaps = Neh 12:36.
5. Levite name:
  a. 1Chr 24:6.
  b. 1Chr 26:4.
  c. 2Chr 35:9.
6. a prince of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 17:7.

nethaneel
nĕtanʾēl
given of God
Nethanel, the name of ten Israelites
  • son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus
  • "the 4th son of Jesse and a brother of David"a priest in the reign of David who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom"a representative of the priestly family of Jedaiah in the time of Joiakim"a priest of the family of Pashur who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a Levite, father of Shemaiah the scribe in the reign of David"a Levite, son of Obed-edom"a chief of the Levites in the reign of king Josiah of Judah"a prince of Judah in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who was sent by the king to teach in the cities of the kingdom"a Levite of the sons of Asaph who played a musical instrument at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem 10a) perhaps the same as 5

יֽוֹזָבָ֖ד
יֽוֹזָבָ֖ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Jozabad")
Dictionary form: יוֹזָבָד · yoh-dzaw-BAWD

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: jozabad
and jozabad ×5 jozabad ×3 and josabad ×1 them was jozabad ×1
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Jozabad — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
Josabad — Alternate spelling; reflects some manuscript traditions.
Yozabad — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; useful in academic contexts.

BDB2105 H3075 H3107

BDB2104 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2106

יְהוֺזָבָד, יוֺזָבָד proper name, masculine ᵐ5 usually Ἰωζαβαδ (׳י hath beetowed; compare Palmyrene נבוזבד Vog73; see also זְבַדְיָהוּ, זַבְדִּיאֵל) —

1. יְהוֺזָבָד servant & murderer of Joash of Judah 2Kgs 12:22 (ᵐ5 Ἰεζεβουθ) = 2Chr 24:26 (ᵐ5 Ζωζαβεδ, Ἰωζαβεδ, Ἰωζαβεθ).
2. יוֺזָבָד three of David's mighty men,
  a. 1Chr 12:5
  b. v.1Chr 12:21
  c. v.1Chr 12:21 (ᵐ5 Ἰωζαβειθ, Ἰωζαβειδ).
3. יְהוֺזָבָד a Benjamite chief 2Chr 17:18.
4. priests & Levites,
  a. יְהוֺזָבָד 1Chr 26:4
  b. יוֺזָבָד 2Chr 31:13 (ᵐ5 Ἐζαβαθ, Ἰωαζαβαθ; ᵐ5L Ἰωαζαβαδ);
  c. 2Chr 35:9 (ᵐ5 Ἰωζαβαδ; ᵐ5L as foregoing);
  d. Ezra 8:33
  e. Ezra 10:22 feminine Ezra 10:23
  g. Neh 8:7
  h. Neh 11:16 (d. f. g. &
  h. perhaps the same man).

jozabad, josabad
yôzābād
Jehovah has endowed
Jozabad, the name of ten Israelites
  • a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David
  • "one of David's mighty warriors"another of David's mighty warriors"four other priests or Levites

וְ אֶלְעָשָֽׂה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶלְעָשָֽׂה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And elasah")
Dictionary form: אֶלְעָשָׂה · el-aw-SAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and elasah
eleasah ×3 and elasah ×1 and eleasah ×1 of elasah ×1
More options
Elasah — Simplified modern spelling; most readable for contemporary audiences.
Eleasah — Traditional spelling; suits formal or liturgical contexts.
El-asah — Hyphenated form highlighting the theophoric 'El' element.
Eleasa — Variant used in some modern translations for distinctiveness.

BDB468 H501

BDB467 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB469

אֶלְעָשָׂה proper name, masculine (God has made, compare עֲשָׂהאֵל, יַעֲשִׂיאֵל etc.)
  a. descendant of Judah 1Chr 2:39; 1Chr 2:40.
  b. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:37; 1Chr 9:43.
  c. of the line of Pashur Ezra 10:22.
  d. son of Shaphan Jer 29:3.


אֶלְפֶּלֶט see אֱלִיפֶלָט.

eleasah, elasah
ʾelʿāśâ
God has made
Elasah, the name of four Israelites
  • a descendant of Judah, son of Helez
  • "a priest of Pashur's line with a foreign wife during Ezra's time"Shaphan's son, Zedekiah's servant"a descendant of Benjamin, son of Rapha, father of Azel

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break פַּשְׁח֑וּר Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֤י מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל נְתַנְאֵ֔ל Zaqef Qatan — a strong break יֽוֹזָבָ֖ד Tipeha — a lesser break וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה Silluq — end of the verse

וּמִבְּנֵי פַּשְׁחוּר אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַי מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְתַנְאֵל יֽוֹזָבָד וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃
22
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:12

וַֽעֲדָיָה בֶּן-יְרֹחָם בֶּן-פַּשְׁחוּר בֶּן-מַלְכִּיָּה וּמַעְשַׂי בֶּן-עֲדִיאֵל בֶּן-יַחְזֵרָה בֶּן-מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-מְשִׁלֵּמִית בֶּן-אִמֵּֽר׃
12
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

Nehemiah 7:41

בְּנֵי פַשְׁחוּר אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם אַרְבָּעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃
41
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

Ezra 2:38

בְּנֵי פַשְׁחוּר אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם אַרְבָּעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃
38
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.