Nehemiah 10:11

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
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מִיכָ֥א
מִיכָ֥א
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Micha")
Dictionary form: מִיכָא · mee-KAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: micha
micha ×1 of micah ×1 of micha ×1 was micha ×1
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Micha — Standard short form; use when the text uses this spelling.
Micah — Common longer variant; widely recognized in modern Bibles.
Mika — Phonetic modern spelling; suits contemporary or fresh translations.
Micaiah — Expanded form; use if context risks confusion with other Micahs.

BDB4621 H4316

BDB4620 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4622

מִיכָא proper name, masculine (so in Palmyrene, VogNo. 36a).

1. son of Mephibosheth (ᵐ5 Μειχα), 2Sam 9:12 ( = מִיכָה 4)
3. Neh 11:7 ( = 1Chr 9:15), v1Chr 9:22 (called מִיכָיָה 1Chr 12:35).

micha, micah
mîkāʾ
who is like God
Mica, the name of two Israelites
  • son of Mephibosheth
  • "a Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Asaph

רְח֖וֹב
רְח֖וֹב
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Rehob")
Dictionary form: רְחֹב · reh-HOBE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: rehob
and rehob ×4 of rehob ×2 rehob ×2 and of rehob ×1 nor of rehob ×1
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Rehob — Standard proper-noun spelling for this place or personal name.
Reḥob — Scholarly transliteration; use in academic or critical editions.
Rehob (a town/person) — Add clarifying gloss when context is ambiguous.

BDB7850 H7340

BDB7849 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7851

II. רְחוֺב, רְחֹב proper name Ρααβ, Ροωβ, etc.:

1. (compare LagBN 56 f.) location: a. towards Hamath, רְחוֺב 2Sam 10:8 (ᵐ5L Βαιθρααβ), רְחֹב Num 13:21 (P); = ׳בֵּית ר q. v. p. 112 (also ᵐ5 1Sam 14:47 Βαιθεωρ, ᵐ5L Βαιθροωβι).
  b. רְחב in Asher: (1) Josh 19:28 (P); (2) [perhaps = (1)], vJosh 19:30 (P), Judg 1:31, Levitical city Josh 21:31 (P) = 1Chr 6:60 Egyptian Raµubu, north of Kishon, WMMAs.u.Eur.153.
2. masculine: a. Aramaic name, רְחֹב 2Sam 8:3; 2Sam 8:12.
  b. post-exilic Levite, רְחוֺב Neh 10:12.

rehob
rĕḥōb
broad place
Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite
  • (n pr m) father of Hadadezer the king of Zobah who was killed by David
  • "a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah"(n pr loc) the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath"a town in Asher"a second town by the same name also in Asher

חֲשַׁבְיָֽה
חֲשַׁבְיָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hashabiah")
Dictionary form: חֲשַׁבְיָה · huh-shahb-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hashabiah
hashabiah ×8 of hashabiah ×4 and hashabiah ×2 to hashabiah ×1
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Hashabiah — Standard modern spelling of this personal name.
Ḥashabyah — Transliterated form; use in scholarly or critical editions.
Hashavyahu — Fuller Hebrew reconstruction; useful in historically focused texts.

BDB3212 H2811

BDB3211 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3213

חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ, חֲשַׁבְיָה proper name, masculine (Yah(u) has taken account) —

1. חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ a temple musician 1Chr 25:3 = חֲשַׁבְיָה v1Chr 25:19 ᵐ5 in both Ασαβια.
2. חֲשַׁבְיָה a Levite, David's time 1Chr 27:17 perhaps = חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ, officer of David in Hebron 1Chr 26:30 in both ᵐ5 Ασαβιας.
3. חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ a Levite, Josiah's time 2Chr 35:9 ᵐ5 Ασαβια. Elsewhere חשׁביה:
4. Levite in line of Merari 1Chr 6:30 ᵐ5 Ασεβ(ε)ι, Ασαβια.
5. Levite 1Chr 9:14, ᵐ5 Ασαβια = Neh 11:15, A ᵐ5L Ασαβιου[ας]
6. Levite, Ezra's time Ezra 8:19; Ezra 8:24; Neh 10:12; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:24 (ᵐ5 Ασαβιας etc.) = חֲשַׁבְנְיָה 2, q. v.
7. head of a family of priests Neh 12:21, ᵐ5 Ασαβιας.
8. a builder at the wall Neh 3:17, ᵐ5 Ασαβια(ς).

hashabiah
ḥăšabyâ
Jehovah has considered
Chashabjah, the name of nine Israelites
  • a Merarite Levite
  • "the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course"one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath"the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David"a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast"a Merarite Levite, one of the chief priests who accompanied Ezra from Babylon; ruler of half the circuit of Keilah and one who repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. He sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from captivity"a Levite, son of Bunni in the time of Nehemiah"a Levite, son of Mattaniah in the time of Nehemiah"a priest of the family of Hilkiah in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeshua

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
מִיכָ֥א רְח֖וֹב Tipeha — a lesser break חֲשַׁבְיָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

מִיכָא רְחוֹב חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃
11
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Cross References

Nehemiah 12:24

וְרָאשֵׁי הַלְוִיִּם חֲשַׁבְיָה שֵֽׁרֵבְיָה וְיֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן-קַדְמִיאֵל וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם לְנֶגְדָּם לְהַלֵּל לְהוֹדוֹת בְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד אִישׁ-הָֽאֱלֹהִים מִשְׁמָר לְעֻמַּת מִשְׁמָֽר׃
24
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

Nehemiah 11:22

וּפְקִיד הַלְוִיִּם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עֻזִּי בֶן-בָּנִי בֶּן-חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָא מִבְּנֵי אָסָף הַמְשֹׁרְרִים לְנֶגֶד מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית-הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
22
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

Ezra 8:19

וְאֶת-חֲשַׁבְיָה וְאִתּוֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָה מִבְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֶחָיו וּבְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִֽים׃
19
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

Nehemiah 11:15

וּמִֽן-הַלְוִיִּם שְׁמַעְיָה בֶן-חַשּׁוּב בֶּן-עַזְרִיקָם בֶּן-חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶּן-בּוּנִּֽי׃
15
Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Ezra 8:24

וָֽאַבְדִּילָה מִשָּׂרֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם מֵֽאֲחֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
24
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,