Nehemiah 12:14

(למלוכי) לִמְלִ֨יכוּ֙ יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן לִשְׁבַנְיָ֖ה יוֹסֵֽף
Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

ל מלוכי
ל
Prefix — preposition to, for
מלוכי
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: מַלּוּךְ · mahl-LOOK

Noun — Proper Name

malluch ×5 of malluch ×1 of melicu ×1
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Malluch — Standard anglicized form; preferred in most modern translations.
Malluk — Closer transliteration; used in some scholarly editions.
Melicu — Alternate form attested in Nehemiah 12:14 contexts.

BDB4690 H4409

BDB4689 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4691

מַלּוּךְ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Μαλωχ, Μαλουχ, etc.

1. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 6:29.
  b. Neh 12:2 (priest ?).
2. various men:
  a. Ezra 10:29.
  b. Ezra 10:32.
  c. Neh 10:5.
  d. Neh 10:28.

BDB4691 H4409

BDB4690 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4692

מלוכי Kt, מְלִיכוּ Qr proper name, masculine a priest Neh 12:14. ᵐ5 Μαλουχ, ᵐ5L Μαλουκ.

malluch, melicu
mallûk
counsellor
Malluk, the name of five Israelites
  • a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah
    • "a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

לִ מְלִ֨יכוּ֙
לִ
Prefix — preposition to, for
מְלִ֨יכוּ֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of melicu")
Dictionary form: מַלּוּךְ · mahl-LOOK

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of melicu
malluch ×5 of malluch ×1 of melicu ×1
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Malluch — Standard anglicized form; preferred in most modern translations.
Malluk — Closer transliteration; used in some scholarly editions.
Melicu — Alternate form attested in Nehemiah 12:14 contexts.

BDB4690 H4409

BDB4689 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4691

מַלּוּךְ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Μαλωχ, Μαλουχ, etc.

1. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 6:29.
  b. Neh 12:2 (priest ?).
2. various men:
  a. Ezra 10:29.
  b. Ezra 10:32.
  c. Neh 10:5.
  d. Neh 10:28.

BDB4691 H4409

BDB4690 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4692

מלוכי Kt, מְלִיכוּ Qr proper name, masculine a priest Neh 12:14. ᵐ5 Μαλουχ, ᵐ5L Μαλουκ.

malluch, melicu
mallûk
counsellor
Malluk, the name of five Israelites
  • a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah
    • "a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"one of the leaders of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן
יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Jonathan")
Dictionary form: יוֹנָתָן · yoh-naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: jonathan
jonathan ×19 and jonathan ×14 of jonathan ×3 and with jonathan ×1 but jonathan ×1 in jonathan ×1 me and jonathan ×1 shall jonathan ×1
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Jonathan — Standard modern English rendering of this proper name.
Yonatan — Hebrew transliteration; preferred in scholarly or Jewish contexts.
Yjonathan — Closer transliteration retaining the yod; used in some critical editions.

BDB2113 H3083 H3129

BDB2112 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2114

יְהוֺנָתָן, יוֺנָתָן proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ἰωναθαν through-out, with occasional variant reading (׳י hath given; compare אֶלְנָתָן, נְתַנְיָהוּ, נְתַנְאֵל & references, Temanite רמננתן HalRÉJ 1884, ix. 7 f. NbrStud. Bib. i. 211; Sabean והבאום, Hal10) —

1. ׳יְהוֺ son of Saul 1Sam 14:6; 1Sam 14:8; 1Sam 18:1 (twice in verse) + 40 t. 1 Samuel; 2Sam 1:4 + 18 t. 2 Samuel; 1Chr 8:33; 1Chr 8:34; 1Chr 9:39; 1Chr 9:40 = ׳יוֺ 1Sam 13:2; 1Sam 13:3 + 27 t. 1 Samuel; 1Chr 10:2.
2. ׳יְהוֺ son of Abiathar 2Sam 15:27; 2Sam 15:36; 2Sam 17:17; 2Sam 17:20 = ׳יוֺ 1Kgs 1:42; 1Kgs 1:43.
3. ׳יְהוֺ nephew of David 2Sam 21:21 = 1Chr 20:7 apparently: called Jonadab 2Sam 13:3ff. where ᵐ5L Ἰωναθαν, compare יהונדב
2.
4. ׳יְהוֺ; דּוֺד of David, i.e. his uncle? 1Chr 27:32.
5. ׳יְהוֺ one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:32 (compare Dr) = יוֺנָתָן 1Chr 11:34.
6. ׳יְהוֺ one of David's treasurers 1Chr 27:25.
7. ׳יְהוֺ Scribe Jer 37:15; Jer 37:20. Jer 38:26.
8. Levites
  a. ׳יְהוֺ 2Chr 17:8
  b. ׳יוֺ Neh 12:35.
9. ׳יְהוֺ a priest Neh 12:18.
10. ׳יְהוֺ priest to the tribe of Dan, son of Gershom Judg 18:30.
11. ׳יוֺ a Judaite captain, after fall of Jerusalem Jer 40:8.
12. ׳יוֺ a Judaite 1Chr 2:32; 1Chr 2:33.
13. ׳יוֺ father of Ebed Ezra 8:6.
14. ׳יוֺ son of Asahel Ezra 10:15.
15. ׳יוֺ a priest Neh 12:14.
16. ׳יוֺ a son of Joiada Neh 12:11 (twice in verse) apparently = יְהוֺחָנָן
2.

jonathan
yônātān
Jehovah has given
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
  • a son of king Saul and a friend of David
    • "a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear"one of David's mighty warriors"a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall"a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem"another Judaite"father of Ebed in the time of Ezra"son of Asahel in the time of Ezra"a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah"son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

לִ שְׁבַנְיָ֖ה
לִ
Prefix — preposition to, for
שְׁבַנְיָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of shebaniah")
Dictionary form: שְׁבַנְיָה · sheh-bahn-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of shebaniah
shebaniah ×5 and shebaniah ×1 of shebaniah ×1
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Shebaniah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Shebanyah — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or critical editions.
Shebhaniah — Alternative spelling found in some modern translations.

BDB8421 H7645

BDB8420 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8422

שְׁבַנְיָה(וּׅ

proper name, masculine 1. יָה-
  a. Levites, (1) Neh 9:4; Neh 9:5; Neh 10:13, (2) Neh 10:11 Σεβανια, Σαβανια(ς).
  b. priest Neh 10:5, priestly family Neh 12:14 (ᵐ5L Σεχενια) = שְׁכַנְיָה vNeh 12:3 (Σεχενια(ς)), and perhaps שְׁכַנְיָהוּ 1Chr 24:11 (Ισχανια, Σεχενια).
2. יָהוּ-, priest, 1Chr 15:24 (Σομνια, ᵐ5L Σαβανια).

shebaniah
šĕbanyâ
increased by Jehovah
Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites
  • a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
    • "a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah"a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah"a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God

יוֹסֵֽף
יוֹסֵֽף
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Joseph")
Dictionary form: יוֹסֵף · yoh-SAPE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: joseph
joseph ×122 of joseph ×43 josephs ×15 and joseph ×10 am joseph ×2 into josephs ×2 to joseph ×2 unto joseph ×2
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Joseph — Standard modern English rendering of the proper name.
Joseph's — Possessive form; use for genitive contexts.
he (Joseph) — Pronoun with clarifying gloss after first mention.
him (Joseph) — Object pronoun with gloss to avoid ambiguity.

BDB3600 H3084 H3130

BDB3599 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3601

יוֺסֵף212 and יְהוֺסֵף ( Ps 81:6 see Ges«GKC:53»§ 53. 3, R. 7), proper name, masculine (he adds, increases, see יוספיה below; — on proper name, of a location in Palestine Yšap±ara (Egyptian form, = אליוסף) see MeyZAW vi, 8 WMMAisen u. Europa 162) —

1. elder son of Jacob and Rachel;
  a. as an individual Gen 30:24 (name explained vGen 30:23 (E) from אָסַף = take away, but vGen 30:24 (J) from יָסַף add) + 155 t. Genesis, chiefly in narrative of J E, also poem Gen 49:22; Gen 49:26 and, dependent on this, 1Chr 5:1; 1Chr 5:2 P only Gen 35:24; Gen 37:2a; Gen 41:46 (twice in verse); Gen 46:19; Gen 46:20; Gen 46:27; Gen 47:5; Gen 47:7; Gen 47:11; Gen 48:3 also Exod 1:5; Exod 1:6) (P), vExod 1:8; Exod 13:19; Josh 24:32 (all E), 1Chr 2:2; Ps 105:17.
  b. as founder of a tribal division ׳מַטֵּה יו ( = Manasseh) Num 13:11 usually ׳בְּנֵייֿו Num 1:32 (= Ephraim), commonly = Ephraim and Manasseh Num 1:10; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Josh 14:4; Josh 16:1; Josh 16:4; Josh 17:14; Josh 17:16; Josh 18:11, compare Josh 24:32; 1Chr 7:29, but also of east Jordan Israel (where half Manaeseh settled) Num 36:1 = ׳מַטֵּה בני יו, vNum 36:5 compare חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מנשׂה בֶּןיֿוֺסֵף Num 32:33 = compare Num 36:12, and Josh 17:1; Josh 17:2 ׳בֵּית יו (Manasseh and Ephraim) Josh 17:17 (so originally vJosh 17:14 according to Di), Josh 18:5; Judg 1:22; Judg 1:23; Judg 1:25 occupying the great central region of Palestine; 2Sam 19:21; 1Kgs 11:28 ultimately =
  c. the northern kingdom Amos 5:6; Zech 10:6 (|| בֵּית יְהוּדָה); so יוֺסֵף alone Amos 5:15; Amos 6:6; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:13; Deut 33:16; Obad 1:18 (|| יעקב בית), Ezek 37:16; Ezek 37:19; Ezek 47:13; Ezek 48:32 בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב ויוסף Ps 77:16 אֹהֶל יוֺסֵף Ps 78:67 (|| שֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם).
  d. = entire nation Ps 80:2 (|| ישׂראל); so יְהוֺסֵף Ps 81:6 (|| id.)
2. a man of Issachar Num 13:7.
3. a son of Asaph 1Chr 25:2; 1Chr 25:9
4. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:42.
5. a priest Neh 12:14.

joseph, josephs
yôsēp
Jehovah has added
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
  • the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
    • "father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies"a son of Asaph"a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
למלוכי לִמְלִ֨יכוּ֙ Pashta — a lesser break יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לִשְׁבַנְיָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break יוֹסֵֽף Silluq — end of the verse

‫(למלוכי)‬ לִמְלִיכוּ יֽוֹנָתָן לִשְׁבַנְיָה יוֹסֵֽף׃
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Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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