Ezra 8:16

וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַֽאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן וּלְיָרִ֜יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן וּלְנָתָ֛ן וְלִזְכַרְיָ֥ה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים וּלְיֽוֹיָרִ֥יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ן מְבִינִֽים

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

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וָ ֽאֶשְׁלְחָ ֡ה

וָ

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

ֽאֶשְׁלְחָ

Root word sent, send, go, forth, away, …

֡ה

Suffix poetic ending — no change in meaning

Dictionary form: שָׁלַח · shaw-LA

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), first person singular simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: then sent

sent ×178 and sent ×33 go ×31 send ×31 he sent ×26 hath sent ×25 i will send ×17 and he sent ×15

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send — Most versatile; fits dispatching people or messages.

dispatch — Formal/official tone; good for royal or military contexts.

extend — Best for 'stretching out' a hand or object.

release — Use when the sense is letting go or setting free.

cast — Fits figurative or forceful throwing/projecting actions.

let go — Informal; suits dismissal or loosing of people/animals.

BDB8706 H7971

I. שָׁלַח₈₄₄ verb send (Late Hebrew id.; Eccl 48:18 +; Aramaic שְׁלַךְ, , So^Buhl Ba^{Es 41} compare Arabic (r = l), send forth, drive cattle to pasture, send messenger, etc., but then different √ for I. שֶׁלַךְ, Arabic , weapon; Assyrian probably šalû (send, hurl?), whence tešlitu, command); —

Qal₅₆₂ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Gen 42:4 + 2 masculine singular suffix שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נִי Exod 5:22, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁלַח Gen 3:22 +, 2 feminine plural תִּשְׁלַ֫חְנָה Ezek 23:40 (Judg 5:26 read תִּשְׁלָחֶנָּה? Ges § 47 k); Imperative masculine singular שְׁלַךְ 1Sam 20:31 +, masculine plural שְׁלָ֑חוּ 2Kgs 2:17 Infinitive abs. שָׁל(וֺ)ךְַ Num 22:37 +; construct שְׁלֹתַ vNum 22:15 +, שְׁלַךְ Isa 58:9, suffix שָׁלְחֶ֑ךָ Gen 38:17 etc.; Participle act. שֹׁלֵךְַ Exod 9:14 +, etc.; שָׁלוּחַ 1Kgs 14:6 +, etc., —

1. send: human subject, especially
a. accusative of person Gen 42:4; Gen 43:8 (both J; with אֵת with, person) Num 22:15 (E) + often, with ל of thing for which Jer 14:3 followed by אֶל person Gen 37:13(J), 2Sam 11:6; Neh 6:5 +; rarely with ל person Gen 32:19 (J; pass.), אֶל, of location 2Chr 16:4, ב of location 1Sam 11:3, ל of location 1Kgs 5:28, accusative of location 2Kgs 22:3, ה- locative + מֵעַל person 2Sam 13:17, מִן local Gen 37:14 (J), Num 13:3 (P), etc.; followed by infinitive purpose 1Sam 25:14 ( + מִן local), 2Kgs 1:16; Jer 40:14 +, אֶל person with infinitive purpose 2Sam 10:3; Jer 42:9 +, with ו subordinate 2Kgs 5:6, with finite verb actionis Exod 2:5 (E), sent her maid and took, +, etc. (many combinations); accusative of person alone Exod 24:5 (E), Josh 7:22(E), 2Sam 10:7 + often
b. less often accusative of thing (sometimes with בְּיַד of agent), with אֶל person 1Sam 16:20; 2Kgs 5:5; 2Kgs 20:12 +, 1Kgs 5:23 (= designate by sending unto), ל person Judg 3:15; 1Kgs 5:22 +, אֶל location Esth 1:22, שָׁ֫מָּה 2Kgs 6:14 + infinitive purpose 1Chr 19:4; Esth 4:4 + finite verb action. Ps 105:28 accusative of kid, alone, Gen 38:23 also (accusative omitted) vGen 38:17, etc.
c. very oft,. without object: + finite verb action., send and do so and so, Gen 27:45(E), 2Kgs 11:14; Job 1:5 +; with אֶל person Hos 5:13; 2Sam 11:6 +, especially + לֵאמֹר Gen 38:25(J), 1Kgs 20:5 (often in Samuel Kings), Jer 29:28 +; with infinitive purpose Gen 32:6 (J), Num 21:32 (J), 1Sam 22:11 +, etc. (and so 1Sam 31:9 reading וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ, for Pi`el, Th We Dr Now, not HPS Bu); absolute 2Kgs 2:16; 2Kgs 2:17; 2Sam 14:29 = send to inquire 1Kgs 20:17, etc.

2. send: subject ׳י (God),
a. accusative of person Gen 45:5 (E; לִפְנֵי person), 1Sam 15:18 (בְּדָ֑רֶךְ), + אֶל person 2Sam 12:1 accusative of angel, לִפְנֵי person Gen 24:7; Exod 33:2 (both J), אֵת with Gen 24:40(J), etc.; with accusative of person = commission Exod 3:12 (E), Judg 6:14; Isa 6:8; Jer 14:14; Jer 14:15 + often in Jeremiah; Zech 2:13 +; also (with אֶל person) Exod 3:13 (E), Jer 25:4; Ezek 3:6 +, etc.; especially of sending prophet, (שָׁלַךְ), הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלוֺחַ Jer 7:25 + (see [שָׁרַם]); accusative of person + infinitive purpose 1Sam 15:1; Jer 19:14 +; + עַד location 2Kgs 2:2, accusative of location v2Kgs 2:4, ָ ה locative v2Kgs 2:6, etc.
b. with accusative of thing, plagues Exod 9:14 (with אֶללֵֿב, ב person), figurative arrows 2Sam 22:15 = Ps 18:15( + verb finite action.), Ps 144:6, compare Jer 25:16 and elsewhere; his word Isa 9:7 (ב of a people), Isa 55:11 (אשׁר to which), Zech 7:12 (ב agent.), Ps 107:20 (+ finite verb action.), Ps 147:15 (+ accusative אֶרֶץ); accusative help Ps 20:3 (מִן local), light and truth Ps 43:3 (+ finite verb action.), compare Ps 57:4

3. stretch out, especially accusative hand:
a. human subject, with ב person against, Gen 37:22(E), 1Sam 24:11; Esth 2:21+; with ב of thing (property of others) Exod 22:7; Exod 22:10 (E), Esth 9:10 +, בַּחַלָּמִישׁ Job 28:9 with אֶל person against Gen 22:12 (E), 2Sam 18:12, עַל person 1Kgs 13:4, etc.; אֶל of thing (for good) 2Sam 6:6 (יָד omitted); from outside; inward, Song 5:4 (מִן local); absolute Job 30:24 (read טֹבֵעַ for בְּעִי Di Bi Bu). + infinitive purpose 1Sam 22:17; 1Sam 22:17; 2Sam 1:14; 1Chr 13:9 + verbfin.active Gen 3:22 (J) Deut 25:11; Judg 15:15 +; אֶצְבַּע ׳שׁ Isa 58:9, in token of scorn; with accusative of rod 1Sam 14:27 שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל Joel 1Sam 4:13 stretch out (the) sickle.
b. ׳י subject, accusative hand, + אֶל person against Exod 24:1l (E), compare (עַל) Ps 138:7 + finite verb active Exod 3:20 (JE), Exod 9:15(J), Job 1:11; Job 2:5 in favour, Jer 1:9, absolute Ps 144:7 (מִן local), also (passive) Ezek 2:9 and accusative תַּבְנִית יָד), Ezek 8:3.
c. accusative hand, subject angel, + accusative of location, infinitive purpose 2Sam 24:16, cherub, אֶל of thing, מִן local Ezek 10:7 adversary, אֶל person Job 1:12 subject angel, accusative rod Judg 6:21.
d. stretched out, slender, of tree Gen 49:21 (poem in J), see I. אֵלָה above.
e. perhaps extend, direct, accusative of thing Ezek 8:17 (see זְמוֺרָה above, also conjectures in Toy Krae).

4. rarely send away (see Pi`el): human subject, accusative of person Judg 11:38 ( + accusative temporal), Gen 28:5 (P).

5. let loose (see Pi`el), perhaps only Ps 50:19 (figurative) thy mouth hast thou let loose in evil. Niph`al Infinitive absolute. וְנִשְׁלוֺחַ סְפָרִים = letters were sent (Ges^{«GKC:113z»§ 113z} «GKC:113gg»gg) Esth 3:13 ( + אֶל person, בְּיַד agent., infinitive purpose). Pi`el₂₆₆ Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁלַּח Exod 8:28 +, suffix שִׁלַּחֲךָ 1Sam 20:22, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשַׁלַּח Jer 3:1 +, יְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ Isa 45:13; Prov 6:14 1 singular suffix אֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ Gen 32:27, אֲשַׁלְּחֶךָּ 2Sam 11:12; 1Kgs 20:34, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שַׁלַּךְ Exod 4:23, +, etc.; Infinitive absolute Deut 22:7; 1Kgs 11:22 construct שַׁלַּךְ Gen 8:10 +, שַׁלֵּ֑ךְַ Exod 7:27 +, etc.; Participle מְשַׁלֵחַ Gen 43:4 +, etc.; —

1. send off, away, human subject:
a. accusative of person + ל location Josh 24:28 (E), Judg 7:8; 1Sam 10:23 +; + ל person Jer 48:12 + הּ- locative Judg 12:9 and (c. infinitive purpose) Gen 28:6 (P); accusative of goat, לַעֲזָאזֵל Lev 16:10 (ה- locative), vLev 16:26 send out, different ways, accusative of person, ב location Judg 19:29; Judg 20:6 send into exile, ׳י subject, with מִן local Jer 24:5, ה- locative Jer 29:20.
b. send away, dismiss, accusative of person Gen 21:14 (E), Gen 25:6 (J; מֵעַל person), 2Sam 13:16 +; specifically, with accusative of wife (= divorce), Deut 22:19; Deut 22:29; Deut 24:1; Deut 24:3; Jer 3:1 +, absolute Mal 2:16.
c. send away empty (-handed) רֵיקָם, + accusative of person Gen 31:42 (E), Deut 15:13; Job 22:9.
d. send off, give a 'send-off' (sometimes escort part way), accusative of person, Gen 18:16; Gen 24:59; Gen 31:27 (all J), 1Sam 9:26; 2Kgs 5:24; 2Kgs 6:23.
e. accusative of thing 1Sam 6:8; Neh 8:12 +, with accusative of location 1Sam 5:10; 1Sam 6:3, אֶל person Jer 27:3, etc.

2. a. send away, subject ׳י, accusative of person Gen 19:29 (J; מִתּוֺךְ), 1Kgs 9:7 (מֵעַל פְּנֵי).
b. give over, accusative of person Ps 81:13 (ב of evil).
c. cast out, accusative of person Jer 28:16 (מֵעַלפְּֿנֵי), Lev 18:24; Lev 20:23 (both מִפְּנֵי).
d. send out, forth, send on a mission, especially of ׳י, with accusative of hornet Deut 7:20, compare Deut 28:20; Deut 32:24 (all ב person), serpents Num 21:6 (E; ב person), lions 2Kgs 17:25; 2Kgs 17:26 (both id.), foes 2Kgs 24:2 (twice in verse) (+ infinitive purpose); pestilence Amos 4:10; Ezek 28:23 (ב person), etc.; also springs into (ב) channel Ps 104:10.

3. let go, set free (sometimes c, חָפְשִׁי) Exod 4:23; Exod 5:2 (twice in verse) (all J E), 2Sam 3:21; 2Sam 3:23; 2Sam 3:24 +; = cease to abuse Judg 19:25 + infinitive purpose Gen 24:56 (J), Exod 5:1 (E; + 10 t. Exodus), 1Sam 5:11 with accusative of bird Gen 8:7; Gen 8:8 (+ מֵאִתּוֺ) +; + הַשָּׂדֶה Lev 14:7, compare vLev 14:53 (both P); = let loose, accusative of beast, Exod 22:4 (E), Lev 16:22 (ב location); accusative of bridle Job 30:11 (figurative); metaphor of strife Prov 6:14; Prov 6:19; Prov 16:28 let loose waters, subject ׳י, Job 12:15.

4. shoot forth branches, Jer 17:8; Ps 80:12; Ezek 31:5 (but see I. שֶׁלַךְ

2.); compare of locks (פֶּרַע) Ezek 44:20 = let grow long.

5. let down, accusative of person Jer 38:6 (ב instrumental), accusative of thing vJer 38:11 (id. + אֶל person and location). 6 shoot (accusative of arrow omitted), לִי ׳לְשַׁ לְמַטָּרָה1Sam 20:20.

7. phrases: שִׁלַּח (אֶתֿ)הָעִיר בָאֵשׁ Judg 1:8; Judg 20:48, compare 2Kgs 8:12; Ps 74:7 but also אֵשׁ בְּ ׳שׁ Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:12; Amos 2:2; Amos 2:5; Hos 8:14; Ezek 39:6 rare expressions are: וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם בְּיַדפִּֿשְׁעָם Job 8:4 (God subject); stretch out hand, ב of thing (for use) Prov 31:19, ל person (charity) vProv 31:20 חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה Job 39:3 (of hinds, bearing); שַׁלַּח לַחְמְךָ עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמָּ֑יִם Eccl 11:1. — רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ Job 30:12 is corrupt; Theod Ew Di רַגְלָם שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ; Me Bu Be and others dittograph from vJob 30:11b. Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular שֻׁלַּךְ Judg 5:15; Job 18:8, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשֻׁלַּח Prov 17:11 Participle מְשֻׁלָח Isa 16:2 +; — be sent off (started on journey) Gen 44:3 (J); with commission, ב person Obad 1:1; Prov 17:11, אֶל person Dan 10:11 be put away, divorced, of wife Isa 50:1 (figurative); be impelled (?), בְּרַגְלָיו (= at his heels ?), with ב location Judg 5:15 (verb dubious), compare שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו Job 18:8 he is hurried into the net with his feet (? ᵐ5 Du שֻׁלְּחָה רַגְלוֺ); קֵן מְשֻׁלָּח Isa 16:2 a driven (scattered) nest (|| עוֺף נוֺדֵד), compare וְנֶעֱזָב כַּמִּדְבָּר ׳נָוֶה מְשׁ Isa 27:10 ׳נַעַר מְשׁ Prov 29:15 a boy let loose (unrestrained). Hiph`il Perfect 1 singular וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֫י and I (׳י) will send famine, בָּאָרֶץ Amos 8:11, compare Ezek 14:13, wild beasts; ב person Lev 26:22 (H); Participle מַשְׁלִיחַ, accusative of flies, ב person Exod 8:17 (J); Infinitive construct לְהַשְׁלִיחַ accusative of foe, ב of a people 2Kgs 15:37.

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שְׁלַח verb send (Biblical Hebrew I. שָׁלַח); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Ezra 4:17 +; 3 masculine plural שְׁלַ֫חוּ Ezra 4:11 +; 2 masculine plural שְׁלַחְתּוּן Ezra 4:18 1 plural שְׁלַחְנָא Ezra 4:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁלח Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:12 Passive participle שְׁלִיחַ Ezra 7:14; Dan 5:24 — send, accusative of letter, etc., with עַל person Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:18; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 5:7; Ezra 5:17 absolute Ezra 6:13, followed by finite verb Ezra 4:14, + accusative of person Dan 3:28; Dan 6:23 followed by Infinitive Dan 3:2 send out hand (accusative) to harm (Infinitive); passive, be sent, with מִןקֳֿדָם person: subject person Ezra 7:14 subject כַּפָּא Dan 5:24.

sent, send, go, forth, away, …

šālaḥ

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

to send, send away, let go, stretch out

(Qal)

to send

to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out

לֶ ֽאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר

לֶ

Prefix — preposition to, for

ֽאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("I for eliezer")

Dictionary form: אֱלִיעֶזֶר · eh-lee-eh-DZER

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: i for eliezer

and eliezer ×6 eliezer ×2 was eliezer ×2 by eliezer ×1 i for eliezer ×1 of eliezer ×1 then eliezer ×1

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Eliezer — Standard modern spelling; use in all prose contexts.

Eli'ezer — Adds accent mark to signal Hebrew stress pattern.

Eliézer — Romance-language influenced; suits liturgical or poetic settings.

Eliezar — Variant spelling found in some modern English Bible versions.

BDB445 H461

אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (עֶֿ֑זרֶ Gen 15:2 +) proper name, masculine (God is help, compare Exod 18:4 see also אֶלְעָזָר below, עֲזַרְאֵל, Phoenician אשמנעזר, בעלעזר, עזרבעל)
a. Abraham's steward (אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר), a Damascene Gen 15:2.
b. a son of Moses Exod 18:4; 1Chr 23:15; 1Chr 23:17 (twice in verse).
c. Benjamite 1Chr 7:8.
d. several priests 1Chr 15:24; 1Chr 26:25; Ezek 10:18.
e. Reubenite 1Chr 27:16. feminine prophet in time of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 20:37.
g. Levite chief Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:23.
h. son of Harim Ezra 10:31.

eliezer

ʾĕlîʿezer

God is help

Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites

Abraham's Damascene servant

לַ ֽאֲרִיאֵ֡ל

לַ

Prefix — preposition to, for

ֽאֲרִיאֵ֡ל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("For ariel")

Dictionary form: אֲרִיאֵל · uh-ree-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: for ariel

ariel ×2 to ariel ×2 for ariel ×1 unto me as ariel ×1

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Ariel — Proper name; retain as-is in most translation contexts.

lion of God — Literal meaning; use when wordplay or symbolism is emphasized.

altar hearth — Cultic/technical sense; prefer in temple or sacrificial contexts.

lionlike hero — Warrior sense; suits poetic or martial passages.

Jerusalem — Symbolic epithet for the city in Isaiah 29.

divine lion — Theological emphasis; highlights the God-given ferocity motif.

BDB736 H739 H740 H741

אֲרִיאֵל

1. proper name, feminine (probably, see Ew) Ariel (lioness of El) name applied to Jerusalem Isa 29:1; Isa 29:2 (twice in verse); Isa 29:7 (so Ges Ew Che Di and others; Tagum De Brd Or and others say hearth of El, compare אֲרִאֵיל).

2. proper name, masculine a chief man among returning exiles Ezra 8:16.

3. אֲרִאֵל מוֺאָב 2Sam 23:20 = ׳אֲרִיאֵל מ 1Chr 11:26 taken by ᵐ5 RV Dr^Sm and others as proper name, masculine, read two sons of Ariel of Moab; RS^{Semitic i. 469} compare אראל MI¹², altar-hearth (so Sm & So, and Dr^{Sm xci}, see below אֲרִיאֵיל) and translation מוֺאָב ׳א altar-hearths of Moab.

4. Ezek 43:15 & Qr vEzek 43:15 vEzek 43:16 see below אֲרִיאֵיל.

**Du^{Isa 29:1} (q. v.) makes

1. = אֲרִיאֵיל, from אָרָה + ל afformative, hearth (not + אֵל hearth of El).

ariel

ʾărîʾēl

lion of God, lioness of God

Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite

a name applied to Jerusalem

לִֽ֠ שְׁמַעְיָה

לִֽ֠

Prefix — preposition to, for

שְׁמַעְיָה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("For shemaiah")

Dictionary form: שְׁמַעְיָה · sheh-ma-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: for shemaiah

shemaiah ×18 of shemaiah ×10 and shemaiah ×6 also and shemaiah ×1 also shemaiah ×1 also unto shemaiah ×1 even shemaiah ×1 for shemaiah ×1

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Shemaiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Shema-Yah — Highlights the theophoric element; suits devotional writing.

Shemayah — Closer transliteration; preferred in academic or critical editions.

BDB8837 H8098

שְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּׅ proper name, masculine Σαμαιας etc.: שְׁמַעְיָה

1. prophet, Rehoboam's time 1Kgs 12:22; 2Chr 12:5; 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 12:15 = יָהוּ- 2Chr 11:2.

2. Jeremiah's time:
a. false prophet Jer 29:31 (twice in verse); Jer 29:32 = יָהוּ- vJer 29:24.
b. יָהוּ- Jer 36:12.

3. יָהוּ- a prophet's father Jer 26:20.

4. descendant of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:22 (twice in verse).

5. in Simeon 1Chr 4:37.

6. in Reuben 1Chr 5:4.

7. Levites:
a. 1Chr 9:14.
b. v1Chr 9:16 = שַׁמּוּעַ

3.
c. 1Chr 15:8; 1Chr 15:11
d. 1Chr 24:6.
e. 1Chr 26:4; 1Chr 26:6; 1Chr 26:7 feminine 2Chr 29:14.
g. Ezra 8:16.
h. Neh 11:15. Also יָהוּ-
i. 2Chr 17:8.
j. 2Chr 31:15.
k. 2Chr 35:9.

8. companions of Ezra:
a. Ezra:
a. Ezra 8:13.
b. Ezra 6:10. 10 priests:
a. Neh 10:9; Neh 12:42.
b. vNeh 12:6.18.
c. vNeh 12:35 d. vNeh 12:36.

11. a prince vNeh 12:34.

אֶשְׁתְּמוֺעַ see above.

shemaiah

šĕmaʿyâ

heard by Jehovah

Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites

a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah

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וּ לְ אֶלְנָתָ֨ן

וּ

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

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

אֶלְנָתָ֨ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for elnathan")

Dictionary form: אֶלְנָתָן · el-naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for elnathan

and for elnathan ×3 elnathan ×2 and elnathan ×1 of elnathan ×1

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Elnathan — Standard anglicized form; use in most contexts.

El-natan — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bibles.

Elnatan — Minimal anglicization; preserves Hebrew spelling more closely.

BDB462 H494

אֶלְנָתָן (God has given, compare נְתַנְאֵל, & Assyrian Ilu-iddin Dl^{Pr 207, Phoenician} בעליתן, יתנבעל, Palmyrene עתנתן, והבלת, Vog^{Pal 30 & p. 31 f}, Nabataean והבאל, קסנתן Eut^{Nab 12, 1}, Sabean והבאל, אלוהב DHM^{ZMG 1883, 15. 361. 388} CIS^{iv.1,1.2.6, Theodore, Diodate}).
a. the grandfather of Jehoiakim 2Kgs 24:8 compare Jer 26:22; Jer 36:12; Jer 36:25 (?).
b. Levites of the time of Ezra Ezra 8:16 (3 t. in verse).

elnathan

ʾelnātān

God has given

Elnathan, the name of four Israelites

king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather

וּ לְ יָרִ֜יב

וּ

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

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

יָרִ֜יב

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for jarib")

Dictionary form: יָרִיב · yaw-REEB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for jarib

and for jarib ×1 and jarib ×1 jarib ×1

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Jarib — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.

Yarib — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or critical editions.

Yārîb — Fully marked transliteration for academic or linguistic contexts.

BDB7902 H3402 H3199

יָרִיב proper name, masculine (he contendeth or taketh (our) part, conducteth (our) case; compare Sabean ירב Hal⁶¹⁵); —

1. son of Simeon 1Chr 2:24, Ιαρειν[μ, β], = יָכִין 1, see below כון.

2. post-exilic names, Ιαρειμ[β], etc.:
a. Ezra 8:16, perhaps =
b. Ezra 10:18.

jarib

yārîb

he contends

Jarib, the name of three Israelites

a son of Simeon

וּ לְ אֶלְנָתָ֧ן

וּ

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

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

אֶלְנָתָ֧ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for elnathan")

Dictionary form: אֶלְנָתָן · el-naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for elnathan

and for elnathan ×3 elnathan ×2 and elnathan ×1 of elnathan ×1

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Elnathan — Standard anglicized form; use in most contexts.

El-natan — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bibles.

Elnatan — Minimal anglicization; preserves Hebrew spelling more closely.

BDB462 H494

elnathan

ʾelnātān

God has given

Elnathan, the name of four Israelites

king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather

וּ לְ נָתָ֛ן

וּ

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לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

נָתָ֛ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for nathan")

Dictionary form: נָתָן · naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for nathan

and nathan ×16 nathan ×12 of nathan ×8 did nathan ×2 and for nathan ×1 but nathan ×1 then nathan ×1 wherefore nathan ×1

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Nathan — Standard modern rendering of this proper name.

Natan — Closer Hebrew transliteration; suits scholarly or interfaith contexts.

Nāthān — Academic transliteration with macron; used in critical editions.

BDB5442 H5416

נָתָן₄₂ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ναθαν; —

1. a son of David 2Sam 5:14 = 1Chr 3:15; 1Chr 14:4.

2. the prophet of David's time 2Sam 7:2; 2Sam 7:3; 2Sam 7:4; 2Sam 7:17 = 1Chr 17:1; 1Chr 17:2; 1Chr 17:3 + 6 t. 2Sam 12; 1Kgs 1:8 + 10 t. 1Kgs 1; 2Chr 29:23; Ps 51:2 (title); דִּבְרֵי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא as name of a book 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 9:29.

3. father of one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:36.

4. father of officers of Solomon, 1Kgs 4:5 (twice in verse) (= 2 ?).

5. name in Judah:
a. 1Chr 2:36 (twice in verse).
b. 1Chr 11:38.

6. companion of Ezra from Babylon Ezra 8:16.

7. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:39.

8. head of a family Zech 12:12.

nathan

nātān

giver

Nathan, the name of five Israelites

a son of David by Bathsheba

וְ לִ זְכַרְיָ֥ה

וְ

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

לִ

Prefix — preposition to, for

זְכַרְיָ֥ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for zechariah")

Dictionary form: זְכַרְיָה · dzeh-kahr-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for 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 ...

וְ לִ מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם

וְ

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

לִ

Prefix — preposition to, for

מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for meshullam")

Dictionary form: מְשֻׁלָּם · meh-shool-LAWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for meshullam

meshullam ×9 and meshullam ×7 of meshullam ×7 and for meshullam ×1 matter and meshullam ×1

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Meshullam — Standard modern spelling of this personal name.

Meshullam ("repaid" / "rewarded") — Use when the name's meaning is being highlighted.

Meshullam ("the one at peace") — Reflects alternate etymology; use in theological contexts.

BDB8745 H7967 H4918 H8018 H4920

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 ᵐ5^L 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

BDB8747 H4918 H7967

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

meshullam

mĕšullām

friend

Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites

grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe

perhaps the same as 3 or 4

רָאשִׁ֑ים

Root word head, chief, heads, top, beginning, …

Dictionary form: רֹאשׁ · rohsh

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

In the KJV here: chief men

the head ×56 his head ×49 the chief ×33 the top ×30 head ×23 their heads ×21 the heads ×19 chief ×17

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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.

BDB7678 H7218 H7226 H4763 H7219 H7220

I. רֹאשׁ₅₉₉ noun masculine^{Lev 13:45} head (common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic , Sabean ראס Prä^{ZMG xxix (1875). 425} Mordtm^{Him.Inschr. 31}; Ethiopic Amharic hence (a heightened) Assyrian rêšu (rarely râšu), Aramaic רֵישָׁא (Egyptian Aramaic ראש Cooke^{North-Semitic Inscr. 404}), , modern (Ma'lûla) ra±ša, Huart^{JAs xii (1878), 491} Duval^{id. xiii(1879), 464}; Palmyrene רשא, Lzb³⁶⁶, compare Biblical Hebrew רִישׁוֺן, רֵאשִׁית; from*ra'š, also Biblical Hebrew רָאשׁ֩, ראֹשׁ (Lag^{Symm. i. 113}), Tel Amarna rušu(nu) Wkl^{189, 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) Schröd^{Phoenician Spr.133}, ראשת choicest, chief; on MI²⁰ (suffix) רשה, Lev 1:28 ש[ר], compare Sm. u. So¹⁴ Nö^{LCB Jan. 8, 1887, 60}); — ׳ר absolute Gen 3:15 +, construct Gen 40:20 +; suffix ראֹשִׁי vGen 40:16 +, etc.; plural רָאשִׁים (for רְאָשִׁים֩ Nö^{GGA 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

BDB9878 H7217 H7218

רֵאשׁ noun masculine^{Dan 7:6} head (Egyptian Aramaic, S-C^Pap.; 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 Gu^{Hpt 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 (Nes^{MM 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)

וּ לְ יֽוֹיָרִ֥יב

וּ

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

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

יֽוֹיָרִ֥יב

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Also for joiarib")

Dictionary form: יוֹיָרִיב · yoh-yaw-REEB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: also for joiarib

of joiarib ×2 also for joiarib ×1 and joiarib ×1 and of joiarib ×1

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Joiarib — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.

Jojarib — Alternate transliteration used in some scholarly editions.

Yoyarib — Closer to Hebrew phonology; suits academic or literal translations.

BDB2110 H3080 H3114

יְהוֺיָרִיב, יוֺיָרִיב proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ἰωιαρειβ, Ἰωαρειβ, Ἰωαρειμ, etc. (׳י pleadeth, or contendeth) —

1. name of a priestly family ׳יְהוֺ 1Chr 9:10; 1Chr 24:7 = ׳יוֺ Neh 11:10; Neh 12:6; Neh 12:19.

2. teacher in Ezra's time Ezra 8:16.

3. a Judaite Neh 11:5.

joiarib

yôyārîb

Jehovah contends

Jojarib, the name of four Israelites

the head of the 1st of the 24 courses of priests in David's time

וּ לְ אֶלְנָתָ֖ן

וּ

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

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

אֶלְנָתָ֖ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And for elnathan")

Dictionary form: אֶלְנָתָן · el-naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and for elnathan

and for elnathan ×3 elnathan ×2 and elnathan ×1 of elnathan ×1

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Elnathan — Standard anglicized form; use in most contexts.

El-natan — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bibles.

Elnatan — Minimal anglicization; preserves Hebrew spelling more closely.

BDB462 H494

elnathan

ʾelnātān

God has given

Elnathan, the name of four Israelites

king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַֽאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן וּלְיָרִ֜יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן וּלְנָתָ֛ן Tevir — a lesser break וְלִזְכַרְיָ֥ה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם Tipeha — a lesser break רָאשִׁ֑ים Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּלְיֽוֹיָרִ֥יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ן Tipeha — a lesser break מְבִינִֽים Silluq — end of the verse

וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה לֶֽאֱלִיעֶזֶר לַֽאֲרִיאֵל לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְנָתָן וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּם רָאשִׁים וּלְיֽוֹיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן מְבִינִֽים׃

Cross References

Ezra 10:39

וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָה וְנָתָן וַֽעֲדָיָֽה׃

And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

Proverbs 20:5

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב-אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

1 John 5:20

οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν καὶ ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεός καὶ ἡ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Daniel 2:21

וְהוּא מְהַשְׁנֵא עִדָּנַיָּא וְזִמְנַיָּא מְהַעְדֵּה מַלְכִין וּמְהָקֵים מַלְכִין יָהֵב חָכְמְתָא לְחַכִּימִין וּמַנְדְּעָא לְיָדְעֵי בִינָֽה׃

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Proverbs 2:6

כִּֽי-יְהוָה יִתֵּן חָכְמָה מִפִּיו דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Ezra 8:13

וּמִבְּנֵי אֲדֹֽנִיקָם אַֽחֲרֹנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם אֱלִיפֶלֶט יְעִיאֵל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם שִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

Ezra 10:21

וּמִבְּנֵי חָרִם מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה וְאֵֽלִיָּה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעֻזִיָּֽה׃

And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

1 Chronicles 12:32

וּמִבְּנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר יֽוֹדְעֵי בִינָה לַֽעִתִּים לָדַעַת מַה-יַּֽעֲשֶׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם מָאתַיִם וְכָל-אֲחֵיהֶם עַל-פִּיהֶֽם׃

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

Proverbs 28:2

בְּפֶשַֽׁע אֶרֶץ רַבִּים שָׂרֶיהָ וּבְאָדָם מֵבִין יֹדֵעַ כֵּן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

1 Kings 3:11

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֵלָיו יַעַן אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתָּ אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹֽא-שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ יָמִים רַבִּים וְלֹֽא-שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ נֶפֶשׁ אֹֽיְבֶיךָ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ הָבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

2 Timothy 2:7

νόει α λέγω· δῴη γάρ σοι ὁ κύριος σύνεσιν ἐν πᾶσιν

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

Ezra 8:18

וַיָּבִיאּוּ לָנוּ כְּיַד-אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַטּוֹבָה עָלֵינוּ אִישׁ שֶׂכֶל מִבְּנֵי מַחְלִי בֶּן-לֵוִי בֶּן-יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה וּבָנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁמֹנָה עָשָֽׂר׃

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

2 Chronicles 2:12

וַיֹּאמֶר חוּרָם בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לְדָוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּן חָכָם יוֹדֵעַ שֵׂכֶל וּבִינָה אֲשֶׁר יִבְנֶה-בַּיִת לַֽיהוָה וּבַיִת לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

1 Chronicles 26:14

וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל מִזְרָחָה לְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָהוּ וּזְכַרְיָהוּ בְנוֹ יוֹעֵץ׀ בְּשֶׂכֶל הִפִּילוּ גּֽוֹרָלוֹת וַיֵּצֵא גֽוֹרָלוֹ צָפֽוֹנָה׃

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

Ezra 8:15

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