Ezra 10:26

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י עֵילָ֑ם מַתַּנְיָ֤ה זְכַרְיָה֙ וִֽיחִיאֵ֣ל וְעַבְדִּ֔י וִֽירֵמ֖וֹת וְאֵֽלִיָּֽה

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

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עֵילָ֑ם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of elam")

Dictionary form: עֵילָם · ay-LAWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of elam

of elam ×12 elam ×9 and elam ×3 and from elam ×1 in elam ×1 is elam ×1 o elam ×1

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Elam — Standard modern rendering for this proper noun.

the region of Elam — Use when geographic context needs clarification.

the land of Elam — Emphasizes territorial extent; suits narrative prose.

Elamite territory — Adjectival form; useful in descriptive or historical passages.

BDB6011 H5867

I. עֵילָם proper name, of a people et. terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖραι, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu Dl^{Pa 320 ff.} COT^{Gen 10:22}); — as early invaders of Palestine Gen 14:1; Gen 14:9, allies of Assyr. Isa 22:6 foe of Babylon Isa 21:2 abode of dispersed Israelites Isa 11:11 prophesied against Jer 49:34; Jer 49:35; Jer 49:36 (twice in verse) (Qr, Kt עולם), vJer 49:37 vJer 49:38 vJer 49:39; Ezek 32:24, compare ׳כָּלמַֿלְכֵי ע Jer 25:25 called 'son' of Shem Gen 10:22 (P) = 1Chr 1:17 purely local designation הַמְּדִינָה ׳ע Dan 8:2.

BDB6012 H5867

II. עֵילָם proper name, masculine Ηλαμ, Αιλαμ:

1. heads of families of returned exiles:
a. Ezra 2:7 = Neh 7:12.
b. Ezra 2:31 = Neh 7:34.
c. Ezra 8:7; Ezra 10:2 (Qr; Kt עולם), vEzra 10:26.

2. a chief of people Neh 10:15.

3. name in Benjamin 1Chr 8:24.

4. Levite name 1Chr 26:3.

5. a priest Neh 12:42.

BDB9774 H5962 H5867

עֵלְמָיֵא name of a people, plural Elamites (compare Biblical Hebrew עֵילָם); — Ezra 4:9.

elam

ʿêlām

eternity

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country

(n pr m) a Korhite Levite in the time of David

מַתַּנְיָ֤ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Mattaniah")

Dictionary form: מַתַּנְיָה · maht-tahn-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: mattaniah

mattaniah ×7 and mattaniah ×4 of mattaniah ×4 to mattaniah ×1

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Mattaniah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Mattanyah — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bibles.

Mattanya — Shortened form common in modern Hebrew usage.

BDB5452 H4983

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, מַתַּנְיָה proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294, No. 82}); — ᵐ5 Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.; —

1. מַתַּנְיָה, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2Kgs 24:17.

2. מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, Levite name:
a. son of Heman 1Chr 25:4.
b. Asaphite 1Chr 25:16.
c. id., 2Chr 29:13 (Hezekiah's time).

3. מַתַּנְיָה, Levite name:
a. Asaphite 1Chr 9:15; Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:35, perhaps = 2 b, c (but much confusion and uncertainty; e.g. ׳מ is of Hezekiah's time 2Chr 29:13, and 4th generation before Nehemiah, Neh 11:12; Neh 12:35 while contemporary of Zerubbabel Neh 12:8 and of Nehemiah Neh 11:17).
b. other Levites: (1) 2Chr 20:14, (2) Neh 12:25, (3) Neh 13:13.

4. מַתַּנְיָה, name of several who took strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:26.
b. vEzra 10:27.
c. vEzra 10:30.
d. vEzra 10:37.

mattaniah

mattanyâ

gift of Jehovah

Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites

the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'

זְכַרְיָה֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Zechariah")

Dictionary form: זְכַרְיָה · dzeh-kahr-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: zechariah

zechariah ×14 and zechariah ×11 of zechariah ×7 of zachariah ×2 and for zechariah ×1 and to zechariah ×1 and zachariah ×1 degree zechariah ×1

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Zechariah — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most Bible translations.

Zachariah — Alternate English form; suits OT contexts and older literary style.

Zacharias — Greco-Latin form; useful when bridging OT and NT references.

BDB2363 H2148

זְכַרְיָהוּ, oftener זְכַרְיָה proper name, masculine (Sabean ידֿכראל DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 43}) ᵐ5 Ζαχαρια(ς), etc.: —

1. זכריהו, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II, 2Kgs 15:8 = זכריה 2Kgs 14:29; 2Kgs 15:11.

2. זכריהו, father of Hezekiah's mother 2Chr 29:1 = זכריה 2Kgs 18:2.

3. זכריהו, contemporary of Isaiah Isa 8:2.

4. זכריהו, a Reubenite 1Chr 5:7.

5. זכריה, a Benjamite 1Chr 9:37 (ᵐ5 Ζαχαρια, A Ζαχχουρ ᵐ5^L Ζεχρει) = זָ֑כֶר 1Chr 8:31 (see [I. זֶכֶר]).

6. זכריהו, a Manassite 1Chr 27:21 (ᵐ5 Ζαβδειου, ᵐ5^L Ζαχαριου).

7. זכריהו, a son of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 21:2.

8. זכריה, a captain of Jehosh. 2Chr 17:7.

9. זכריהו, teacher of Uzziah 2Chr 26:5.

10. Levites, זכריהו:
a. 1Chr 15:18 = זכריה v1Chr 15:20, 1Chr 16:5.
b. 1Chr 24:25.
c. 1Chr 26:2; 1Chr 26:14.
d. 1Chr 26:11.
e. 2Chr 20:14. feminine 2Chr 29:13 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριας, A Ζαχαριας, so ᵐ5^L). זכריה:
g. 1Chr 9:21.
h. 2Chr 34:12.
i. an Asaphite Neh 12:35.

11. priests, זכריהו:
a. 1Chr 15:24
b. 2Chr 35:8. זכריה:
c. 2Chr 24:20 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριαν; ᵐ5^L Ζαχαριαν; probably referred to Matt 23:35, where apparently confusion with f).
d. Neh 11:12.
e. Neh 12:41. feminine the well-known prophet Zech 1:1; Zech 1:7; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:8; Neh 12:16 [compare Aramaic Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14].

12. returned exiles, זכריה:
a. Ezra 8:3 and perhaps vEzra 8:16, compare Neh 8:4.
b. Ezra 8:11 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριας, A Ζαχαριας, so ᵐ5^L).
c. Ezra 10:26.
d. a man of Judah Neh 11:4.
e. id. Neh 11:5 (ᵐ5 Θηζεια, א Θηδεια, A Ζαχαριου, so ᵐ5^L).

BDB9489 H2148

זְכַרְיָה proper name, masculine prophet (Biblical Hebrew id.), Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14.

zechariah, zachariah

zĕkaryâ

Jehovah remembers

Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites

11th 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

"king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II"son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation"one of the sons of Jehiel"a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David"one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat"son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple"a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah"the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra"son of Bebai"one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people"one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity"ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai"a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah"a priest, son of Pashur"the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above"one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah"a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser"one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom"son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel"4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari"a Manassite, father of Iddo"father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit"one of the sons of Jehoshaphat"a prophet in the reign of ...

וִ ֽיחִיאֵ֣ל

וִ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

ֽיחִיאֵ֣ל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jehiel")

Dictionary form: יְחִיאֵל · yeh-hee-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jehiel

and jehiel ×9 of jehiel ×3 jehiel ×1 was jehiel ×1

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Jehiel — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Yehiel — Closer Hebrew transliteration; suits scholarly or Jewish contexts.

Yehiʾel — Precise academic transliteration with glottal stop marked.

Jehiʾel — Hybrid form balancing familiarity and phonetic accuracy.

BDB2594 H3171

יחואל proper name, masculine 2Chr 29:14 Kt; Qr יְחִיאֵל q. v. below חיה.

BDB2725 H3171

יְחִיאֵל proper name, masculine(may El live; Phoenician יחואלן, יחומלך see Eut^{ZMG 1876, 136}) — ᵐ5 usually Ιειηλ, Ιαιηλ; —

1. one of David's chief musicians 1Chr 15:18 (ᵐ5 Ιειηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιαιηλ), v1Chr 15:20 (ᵐ5 Ειθηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιειηλ), 1Chr 16:5 (ᵐ5 Ειειηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιαιηλ).

2. one of David's chiefs of the Levites 1Chr 23:8 (ᵐ5 Ι(ει)ηλ), 1Chr 29:8 (ᵐ5 Βεσιηλ, A ᵐ5^L Ιειηλ).

3. tutor of David's sons 1Chr 27:32 (ᵐ5 Ιε(ρι)ηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιωηλ).

4. son of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 21:2.

5. יְחִו֯אֵל Hemanite of Hezekiah's reign 2Chr 29:14.

6. over-seer in Hezekiah's reign 2Chr 31:13.

7. ruler of the temple in Josiah's reign 2Chr 35:8.

8. contemporaries of Ezra, Ezra 8:9 (ᵐ5 Ιεμα A Ιεειηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιειηλ), Ezra 10:2; Ezra 10:21; Ezra 10:6.

jehiel

yĕḥîʾēl

God lives

Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites

a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David

וְ עַבְדִּ֔י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עַבְדִּ֔י

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And abdi")

Dictionary form: עַבְדִּי · ab-DEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and abdi

of abdi ×2 and abdi ×1

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Abdi — Standard anglicized form; use as a proper name.

My Servant — Literal meaning; use in etymological or explanatory contexts.

Abd-i — Closer transliteration; use in scholarly or critical editions.

BDB5748 H5660

עַבְדִּי proper name, masculine (= עֹבַדְיָה servant of Yah; see however, Gray^{Prop. N. 149 ff.} and compare Old Aramaic עבדו, Nabataean, Palmyrene עבדי Lzb^{333, 334} Cook⁸⁷); —

1. a Levite 1Chr 6:29; 2Chr 29:12 ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ι, ᵐ5^L 1 Chronicles Αβδια.

2. one with a foreign wife Ezra 10:26 ᵐ5 Αβδε(ι)α.

abdi

ʿabdî

servant of Jehovah

Abdi, the name of two Israelites

a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer

וִ ֽירֵמ֖וֹת

וִ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

ֽירֵמ֖וֹת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jeremoth")

Dictionary form: יְרִימוֹת · yeh-ree-MOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jeremoth

and jerimoth ×6 and jeremoth ×4 and ramoth ×1 jerimoth ×1 of jerimoth ×1 to jeremoth ×1

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Jerimoth — Most common modern scholarly spelling; preferred in translations.

Jeremoth — Alternate spelling; use when following source-text variant.

Ramoth — Distinct variant form; use only when textual evidence supports it.

BDB3746 H3406

יְרֵימוֺת, יְרֵמוֺת, יְרִימוֺת proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Αρειμωθ, Ιεριμουθ, etc.; —

1. Benjamites:
a. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 7:7.
b. יְרֵימוֺת 1Chr 7:8.
c. יְרֵמוֺת 1Chr 8:14.

2. Levites:
a. יְרֵמוֺת 1Chr 23:23.
b. id. 1Chr 25:22 =
c. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 24:30.
d. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 25:4.
e. id. 2Chr 31:13.

3. id. Naphtalite 1Chr 27:19.

4. id. son of David and father of Rehoboam's wife 2Chr 11:18.

5. יְרֵמוֺת, men who had strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:26, ᵐ5 Ιερειμοιθ(‐μωθ).
b. Ezra 10:27, ᵐ5 Αμων, א Αρμων, A Ιαρμωθ, ᵐ5^L Ιεριμωθ.
c. Ezra 10:29 Kt (Qr וְרָמוֺת), ᵐ5 Μημων, A Ρημωθ, ᵐ5^L Αριμωθ.

יִרְמְיָהוּ, יִרְמְיָה see below רמה.

BDB7813 H7216 H7433 H1568 H7414 H7418 H7432 H3406

רָ(א)מוֺת₂₆ proper name

1. location Heights, Ramôth; —
a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Josh 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer vJosh 21:36 P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:65, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Josh 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Josh 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1Kgs 4:13 + 19 t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1 d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag^{287. 91}) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome Ib.¹⁴⁵. 1Kgs 145:31 says E!], hence Di^{Gen 31:54} Buhl^{G. 261 f.} conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; Smerrill^{East of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH} G. conjectures (on general grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASm^{G. 586} some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in Dr^{Dt Add. xviii f.}, q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others).
b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1Sam 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת

3.
c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1Chr 6:58 (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5^L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Josh 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Josh 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also Di^{Josh 19:21}).

2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5 c, p.438.

jerimoth, jeremoth, ramoth

yĕrîmôt

He is Most High

Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites

a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a house of Benjamite

וְ אֵֽלִיָּֽה

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֵֽלִיָּֽה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And eliah")

Dictionary form: אֵלִיָּה · ay-lih-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and eliah

elijah ×31 and elijah ×23 of elijah ×7 that elijah ×4 and eliah ×2 him from elijah ×1 is elijah ×1 so when elijah ×1

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Elijah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Eliah — Alternate form; use when following a source text spelling it this way.

Eliyah — Closer transliteration; suits academic or literal translations.

Eliyahu — Hebrew pronunciation form; preferred in Jewish contexts.

BDB439 H452

אֵלִיָּה 2Kgs 1:3 + 4 t.; אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ 1Kgs 17:1 + 62 t.; proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is God, compare יוֺאֵל)
a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 1Kgs 17:1 + 65 t. Kings; 2Chr 21:12; Mal 3:23.
b. Benjamite 1Chr 8:27
c. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:21
c. a son of Elam Ezra 10:26.

elijah, eliah

ʾēliyyâ

my God is Jehovah, Jah(-u) (Jehovah) is God

Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites

the great prophet of the reign of Ahab

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 עֵילָ֑ם Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מַתַּנְיָ֤ה זְכַרְיָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break וִֽיחִיאֵ֣ל וְעַבְדִּ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וִֽירֵמ֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break וְאֵֽלִיָּֽה Silluq — end of the verse

וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם מַתַּנְיָה זְכַרְיָה וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעַבְדִּי וִֽירֵמוֹת וְאֵֽלִיָּֽה׃

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

Cross References

Ezra 10:2

וַיַּעַן שְׁכַנְיָה בֶן-יְחִיאֵל מִבְּנֵי ‫(עולם)‬ עֵילָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֶזְרָא אֲנַחְנוּ מָעַלְנוּ בֵֽאלֹהֵינוּ וַנֹּשֶׁב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת מֵֽעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְעַתָּה יֵשׁ-מִקְוֶה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַל-זֹֽאת׃

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Ezra 8:7

וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם יְשַֽׁעְיָה בֶּן-עֲתַלְיָה וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

Nehemiah 7:34

בְּנֵי עֵילָם אַחֵר אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Ezra 2:31

בְּנֵי עֵילָם אַחֵר אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Nehemiah 7:12

בְּנֵי עֵילָם אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Ezra 2:7

בְּנֵי עֵילָם אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Ezra 10:25

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Ezra 10:27

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