Nehemiah 12:18

לְבִלְגָּ֣ה שַׁמּ֔וּעַ לִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖ה יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
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לְ בִלְגָּ֣ה
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
בִלְגָּ֣ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of bilgah")
Dictionary form: בִּלְגַה · bil-ɡA

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of bilgah
bilgah ×1 of bilgah ×1 to bilgah ×1
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Bilgah — Standard anglicized spelling; use in most contexts.
Bilga — Shorter alternate spelling, used in some modern translations.
Bilgah (a priestly division) — Add clarifying gloss when context requires explanation.

BDB1117 H1083

BDB1116 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1118

בִּלְגָּה proper name, masculine (cheerfulness) —

1. priest of 15th course (David's time) 1Chr 24:14.
2. priest that went up with Zerubbabel Neh 12:5; Neh 12:18.

bilgah
bilga
cheerfulness
Bilgah, the name of two Israelites
  • a priest of the 15th course, in David's time
    • "a priest accompanying Zerubbabel

שַׁמּ֔וּעַ
שַׁמּ֔וּעַ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Shammua")
Dictionary form: שַׁמּוּעַ · shahm-MOO-ah

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: shammua
shammua ×4 of shammua ×1
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Shammua — Standard anglicized spelling; best for most translations.
Shammuah — Alternate spelling reflecting the final vowel more closely.
Shamua — Simplified spelling for readability in accessible translations.

BDB8826 H8092 H8093 H8048 H8051

BDB8825 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8827

שִׁמְעָא

proper name, masculine 1. brother of David 2Sam 21:21 Qr (compare Dr; Kt שמעי) Σεμεει ᵐ5L Σαμαα = 1Chr 20:7, third son of Jesse 1Chr 2:13 = שִׁמְעָךְ 1Sam 13:3; 1Sam 13:32, Σαμα(α) etc., שַׁמָּה (q. v.) 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13.
2. son of David 1Chr 3:5 (= שַׁמּוּעַ
1.), Σαμαν, Σαμαα.
3. Levites, Σομεα, Σαμα(α):
  a. 1Chr 6:15.
  b. v.1Chr 6:24.

BDB8832 H8051 H8092

BDB8831 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8833

שַׁמּוּעַ

proper name, masculine 1. son of David 2Sam 5:14 = 1Chr 14:4 Σαμμους [ε], Σαμαα (= שִׁמְעָא
2.).
2. Reubenite, Num 13:4, Σαμουηλ, Σαλαμιηλ etc.
3. Levite, Neh 11:17 (= שְׁמַעְיָה 1Chr 9:16), Σαμουει, etc.; 1Chr 12:18 (? same person), ᵐ5L Σαμουε.

shammua
šammûaʿ
renowned
Shammua, the name of four Israelites
  • son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben
    • "son of David by his wife Bathsheba
    • also 'Shammuah' and 'Shimea'
    a Levite, son of Galal and father of Abda who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile in the time of Nehemiah
    • also 'Shemaiah'
    a priest, head of the family of Bilgah in the time of Joiakim after the return from exile

לִֽ שְׁמַעְיָ֖ה
לִֽ
Prefix — preposition to, for
שְׁמַעְיָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of shemaiah")
Dictionary form: שְׁמַעְיָה · sheh-ma-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of 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

BDB8836 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8838

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
    • "the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah"father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah"an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah"a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel"a Simeonite, father of Shimri"a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog"a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah"a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah"a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David"a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David"a Levite, 1st son of Obed-edom in the time of David"a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah"a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo"a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah"a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah"a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah"head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra"a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah"a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall"a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel"a l...

יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן
יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Jehonathan")
Dictionary form: יְהוֹנָתָן · yeh-hoh-naw-TAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: jehonathan
and jonathan ×30 jonathan ×20 of jonathan ×11 so jonathan ×2 then jonathan ×2 against jonathan ×1 also jonathan ×1 and jehonathan ×1
More options
Jonathan — Standard modern spelling; most widely recognized form.
Jehonathan — Fuller Hebrew form; use in formal or liturgical contexts.
Yehonatan — Transliterated form; use when emphasizing Hebrew origins.

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, jonathans, jehonathan
yĕhônātān
Jehovah has given
Jehonathan, the name of four 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"a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath"an uncle of David"one of David's mighty warriors"one of David's treasurers"a scribe in the time of Jeremiah"a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall"a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan"a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem"another Judaite father of Peleth"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

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לְבִלְגָּ֣ה שַׁמּ֔וּעַ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן Silluq — end of the verse

לְבִלְגָּה שַׁמּוּעַ לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן׃
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Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Nehemiah 12:17
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