Nehemiah 10:16
Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 10:17
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Connections
וּמִבְּנֵי בִגְוַי עוּתַי (וזבוד) וְזַכּוּר וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
בְּנֵי בִגְוָי אַלְפַּיִם שִׁשִּׁים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃
The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
בְּנֵי בִגְוָי אַלְפַּיִם חֲמִשִּׁים וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
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Nehemiah 10:16
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אֲדֹֽנִיָּ֥ה בִגְוַ֖י
Tipeha — a lesser break
עָדִֽין
Silluq — end of the verse
Word Parts
אֲדֹֽנִיָּ֥ה
אֲדֹֽנִיָּ֥ה
Dictionary form:
אֲדֹנִיָּה
· uh-doh-nih-YAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Adonijah")
Grammar
Np
Noun — Proper Name
| אֲדֹנִיָּה | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: adonijah
adonijah ×15
and adonijah ×5
to adonijah ×2
for adonijah ×1
then adonijah ×1
then doth adonijah ×1
were with adonijah ×1
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Adonijah — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Adoniyah — Closer transliteration; preferred in scholarly or study Bibles.
Adoniyahu — Full Hebrew form; signals high textual fidelity to source.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
(אֲדֹיִּנָה) אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (
1. fourth son of David 1Kgs 1:8 + 11 t., 1Kgs 2:13 + 5 t. (= אֲדֹנִיָּה 2Sam 3:4; 1Kgs 1:5; 1Kgs 1:7; 1Kgs 1:18; 1Kgs 2:28; 1Chr 3:2).
2. a Levite 2Chr 17:8.
Strong's Definition
H138
adonijah
ʾădōniyyâ
my lord is Jehovah
Adonijah, the name of three Israelites
- fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne "Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law"a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
Variations
9 forms of this word
Translations
7 English renderings
Word Parts
בִגְוַ֖י
בִגְוַ֖י
Dictionary form:
בִּגְוַי
· biɡ-WAI
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Bigvai")
Grammar
Np
Noun — Proper Name
| בִגְוַי | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: bigvai
bigvai ×3
of bigvai ×2
also of bigvai ×1
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Bigvai — Standard modern scholarly and biblical translation rendering.
Bigvay — Alternate transliteration reflecting Hebrew vowel more closely.
Bigwai — Older anglicized spelling; some modern versions retain it.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
בִּגְוַי proper name, masculine (compare Sanskrit
1. a companion of Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2 = Neh 7:7 perhaps = head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:14 (בִּגְוָ֑י) = Neh 7:19, compare Ezra 8:14.
2. a chief of the people in Nehemiah's time Neh 10:17 compare SmListen 13 .
בִּגְלַל see
Strong's Definition
H902
bigvai
bigway
in my bodies
Bigvai, an Israelite
- an exile who returned under Zerubbabel, perhaps the head of a family
Variations
3 forms of this word
Translations
3 English renderings
Word Parts
עָדִֽין
עָדִֽין
Dictionary form:
עָדִין
· aw-DEEN
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Adin")
Grammar
Np
Noun — Proper Name
| עָדִֽין | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: adin
of adin ×2
adin ×1
also of adin ×1
More options
Adin — Standard modern transliteration; use as proper name.
Adin (clan) — Clarifies referent when context implies a family group.
the Adin family — Readable gloss for narrative or explanatory contexts.
descendants of Adin — Preferred when listing returnees or genealogical rolls.
Strong's Definition
H5720
adin
ʿādîn
dainty, delicate
Adin, the name of two Israelites
- ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel "a chief among the returned exiles who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
Variations
2 forms of this word
Translations
3 English renderings