Nehemiah 12:34

יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה וְיִרְמְיָֽה
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
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יְהוּדָה֙
יְהוּדָה֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Judah")
Dictionary form: יְהוּדָה · yeh-hoo-DAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: judah
of judah ×506 judah ×144 and judah ×47 in judah ×24 against judah ×7 belongeth to judah ×5 from judah ×5 is in judah ×4
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Judah — Standard modern rendering for the person and tribe.
the tribe of Judah — Use when tribal identity needs to be explicit.
the kingdom of Judah — Preferable in contexts of the divided monarchy.
the land of Judah — Use when referring to the geographical region.
Judah's — Possessive form; clear and natural in modern English.

BDB3477 H3063

BDB3476 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3478

יְהוּדָה820 proper name, masculine and of a territory Judah (treated Gen 29:35; Gen 49:8 (q. v. below) as if derived from Hoph`al of ידה = praised, object of praise (on ה compare Hiph`il אֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּ Ps 28:7, יְהוֺדֶה Neh 11:17), but this dubious; relation to יְהֻד, II. יְהוּדִית: unexplained; see further JastrJBL xii, 1898, 61 ff.; Assyrian Ia-u-du, of land; Ia-u-da-ai, Judaean COTGloss) —

I. proper name, masculine 1. son of Jacob and Leah, explained by Leah's words I will praise ׳י Gen 29:35 (J); compare Jacob's prediction, thy brethren shall praise thee Gen 49:8 (poem in J E), see also vGen 49:9 vGen 49:10 elsewhere Gen 37:26; Gen 38:1 + 14 t. Gen 38; Gen 43:3; Gen 43:8; Gen 44:14; Gen 44:16; Gen 44:18; Gen 46:28 (all J), Gen 35:23 (P), 1Chr 2:1; 1Chr 2:3; Ruth 4:12 בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה sons of Judah Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 (P), 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:4; 1Chr 4:1.
2. tribe descended from Judah Deut 33:7 (poem), Num 1:7 (P), Deut 27:12 +; בְּנֵי יהודה Num 1:26; Josh 14:6 (D), Judg 1:8 +; שֵׁבֶט יהודה Josh 7:16 (J), 1Kgs 12:20; 2Kgs 17:18; Ps 78:68 מַטֵּה בְנֵי יהודה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:9 (all P), 1Chr 6:50 elsewhere מַטֵּה יהודה Exod 31:2; Exod 35:30; Exod 38:22; Num 1:27; Num 7:12; Num 13:6; Num 34:19; Josh 7:1; Josh 7:18; Josh 21:4 (all P); אישׁ יהודה Judg 15:20 +; אנשׁי יהודה 2Sam 2:4 +, (compare amelûti [ƒabê] Ia-u-du Tel el-AmarnaNo. 39 JastrJBL xii, 1893, 64).
3. nation, of southern kingdom under dynasty of David, as distinguished from northern kingdom of Ephraim or Israel: Hos 4:15; Jer 2:28; 2Chr 12:12 +; of the returned exiles Neh 4:4 עַם יהודה 2Kgs 14:21 = 2Chr 26:1; Jer 25:1; Jer 25:2; Ezra 4:4 בְּנֵי יהודה Hos 2:2; Jer 7:30; 2Chr 13:18; 2Chr 25:12; 2Chr 28:10 בֵּית יהודה Hos 1:7; Jer 3:18; Ezek 4:6 +; מַלְכוּת יהודה 2Chr 11:17 personified, ׳בַּת י Lam 1:15; Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5.
4. Levite, Ezra's time, Ezra 10:23.
5. an over-seer of Jerusalem Neh 11:9.
6. Levite musician Neh 12:8.
7. priest Neh 12:36.

II. proper name, of a territory land of Judah, feminine Isa 7:6; Jer 23:6 = Jer 33:16; Joel 4:30; Ps 114:2 +; ארץ יְהוּדָה 1Sam 22:5; 2Kgs 23:24 +; אדמת יהודה Isa 19:17 עָרֵי יהודה 2Sam 2:1; 1Kgs 12:17; 2Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 23:5; 2Kgs 23:8; Isa 40:9; Isa 44:26; Zech 1:12; Ps 69:36; Lam 5:11 elsewhere 15 t. Chronicles, 23 t. Jeremiah; בִּיהודה Judg 15:9 +; מיהודה 1Kgs 13:1 +; הר יהודה the hill-country of Judah Josh 11:21(D), Josh 20:7; Josh 21:11 (P), 2Chr 27:4 נֶגֶב יהודה the south (country) of Judah 1Sam 27:10; 2Sam 24:7 מדבר יהודה Judg 1:16; Ps 63:1 (title).

BDB9574 H3061 H3063

BDB9573 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9575

יְהוּד proper name, of a territory Judah (secondary formative from following according to M§ 68. b Buhl; compare Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה); — Dan 5:13b; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:8; Ezra 7:14 ׳בְּנֵי גָּלוּתָא דַּי י Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13a; Dan 6:14.

judah, judahs
yĕhûdâ
praised
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • the son of Jacob by Leah
    • "the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob"the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah"the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon"a Levite in Ezra's time"an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah"a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah"a priest in the time of Nehemiah

וּ בִנְיָמִ֔ן
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בִנְיָמִ֔ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And benjamin")
Dictionary form: בִּנְיָמִין · bin-yaw-MEEN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and benjamin
of benjamin ×89 and benjamin ×27 benjamin ×21 and in benjamin ×2 belongeth to benjamin ×2 the benjamites ×2 also of benjamin ×1 and against benjamin ×1
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Benjamin — Standard proper noun; use for the patriarch or tribe name.
Benjaminite — For an individual member of the tribe of Benjamin.
Benjaminites — Plural; refers to the tribal group collectively.
tribe of Benjamin — Clarifying phrase when tribal identity needs emphasis.

BDB1176 H1144

BDB1175 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1177

בִּנְיָמִין Gen 35:18 +; usually בִּנְיָמִן proper name, masculine166 (son of (the) right hand) —

1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּןאֿוֺנִי (q. v.) Gen 35:18 own brother of Joseph Gen 35:24; Gen 42:4; Gen 43:29; Gen 45:12 compare Gen 42:36; Gen 45:15; Gen 45:34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin Num 1:11; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:12; Judg 5:14 + 23 t. Judges; 32 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hos 5:8; Ezek 48:23; Obad 1:19; Ps 68:28; Ps 80:3 בְּנֵי בנימן (literal Gen 46:21) of tribe Num 1:36; Num 2:22; Num 7:60; Num 26:38; Num 26:41; Josh 18:20; Josh 18:28; Judg 20:3; Judg 20:14; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:18; Judg 20:21; Judg 20:23; Judg 20:24; Judg 20:28; Judg 20:30; Judg 20:31; Judg 20:32; Judg 20:36; Judg 20:48; Judg 21:18; Judg 21:20; Judg 21:23; 2Sam 2:25; 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 23:29; 1Chr 8:40; 1Chr 9:3; 1Chr 9:7; 1Chr 11:31; 1Chr 12:17; 1Chr 12:30; Neh 11:4; Neh 11:7; Neh 11:31; Jer 6:1; Judg 1:21 (twice in verse) (but בני יהודה in || Josh 15:63 compare BuRS 7); explicitly מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן Num 1:37; Num 2:22; Num 13:9; Num 34:21; Josh 21:4; 1Chr 6:45 compare Josh 21:17 מַטֵּה ׳בְנֵי ב Num 10:24; Josh 18:11; Josh 18:21; 1Chr 6:50 ׳שֵׁבֶט ב 1Sam 10:20; 1Sam 10:21; 1Kgs 12:21 observe also ׳כָּלשִֿׁבְטֵי ב Judg 20:12 compare 1Sam 9:21 אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 20:41; 1Sam 4:12 compare אִישׁ מִבִּןיָֿ֯מִין 1Sam 9:1 אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 21:21; 1Sam 9:16; 2Sam 21:14; Jer 1:1; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 37:12 compare Jer 32:8 ׳גְּבוּל ב 1Sam 10:2; Ezek 48:22 (strike out Co) vEzek 48:24 בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן 2Sam 3:19 בֵּית ׳יְהוּדָה וּב 1Kgs 12:23; 2Chr 11:1 in name of a temple-gate הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳שַׁעַר ב Jer 20:2 compare Jer 37:13; Jer 38:7; Ezek 48:32; Zech 14:10.
2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
1. 1Chr 7:10.
3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezra 10:32 compare Neh 3:23; Neh 12:34. — בנימן בני פרץ 1Chr 9:4 Kt read with Qr ׳בָּנִי מִןבְּֿנֵי פ.

benjamin, benjamins, benjamites
binyāmîn
son of the right hand
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother
    • "son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin"a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife"the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

וּֽ שְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה
וּֽ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And shemaiah")
Dictionary form: שְׁמַעְיָה · sheh-ma-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and 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...

וְ יִרְמְיָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִרְמְיָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jeremiah")
Dictionary form: יִרְמְיָה · yir-meh-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jeremiah
jeremiah ×96 of jeremiah ×17 and jeremiah ×16 then jeremiah ×6 so jeremiah ×3 moreover jeremiah ×2 but jeremiah ×1 jeremiahs ×1
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Jeremiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Jeremiah's — Possessive form; for attributive or genitive constructions.
the prophet Jeremiah — Adds clarifying title where context needs it.

BDB7952 H3414

BDB7951 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7953

יִרְמְיָ֫ה(וּׅ147 proper name, masculine (? ׳י looseneth, that is, the womb ? compare Assyrian s±a kirimmas±a rummû, whose womb is loosened DlHWB 623); —

1.136 prophet, son of Hilkiah, of priestly family in 'Anathôth: יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ Jer 1:1; Jer 1:11; Jer 29:27; Jer 36:1; Jer 36:4 (twice in verse) + 116 t. Jeremiah, + 2Chr 35:25; 2Chr 36:12; 2Chr 36:21; 2Chr 36:22 (הַנָּבִיא ׳יר Jer 21:2 + often); יָה- Jer 27:1; Jer 28:5; Jer 28:6; Jer 28:10; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:15; Jer 29:1; Ezra 1:1; Dan 9:2 Ιερεμίας
2. יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ, of Libnah, father of Josiah's wife, 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:18 = Jer 52:1, Ἰερεμιας.
3. יָ֫הוּ- Gadite, David's time 1Chr 12:13, Ιερεμεια, ᵐ5L Ιεραμαου. The following all יָה-, ᵐ5 Ἰερεμία(ς), Ἰερμία(ς), etc.:
4. Manassite 1Chr 5:24.
5. Benjamite 1Chr 12:4.
6. Gadite 1Chr 12:10.
7. a. priestly name: Neh 12:1; Neh 12:2.
  b. Neh 10:3, perhaps=Neh 12:34.

jeremiah, jeremiahs
yirmĕyâ
whom Jehovah has appointed
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
  • the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name
    • "a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah"a Gadite who joined David at Ziklag"a Manassehite, one of the mighty men of valour of the Transjordanic half tribe of Manasseh"a Gadite and warrior of David"a warrior of David"a priest who joined Nehemiah in the covenant ceremony"a priest also in the time of Nehemiah; maybe same as 7"father of Jaazaniah the Rechabites

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
יְהוּדָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וְיִרְמְיָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וְיִרְמְיָֽה׃
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Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
Nehemiah 12:33
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Nehemiah 12:35