Nehemiah 12:41

וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים אֶלְיָקִ֡ים מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה מִ֠נְיָמִין מִֽיכָיָ֧ה אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֛י זְכַרְיָ֥ה חֲנַנְיָ֖ה בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

וְ הַ כֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
כֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים
Root word priest, priests, own, princes, ruler, …
Dictionary form: כֹּהֵן · koh-HANE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: and the priests
the priest ×187 the priests ×117 and the priest ×112 and the priests ×48 of the priests ×42 priest ×40 then the priest ×28 priests ×17
More options
priest — Standard, most broadly applicable rendering.
clergyman — Contemporary register; useful in narrative or explanatory contexts.
officiant — Emphasizes liturgical/ritual function over title.
minister — Highlights service role; suits non-Israelite priestly figures.
religious official — Descriptive; good for officials with administrative duties.
sacred official — Stresses holy/set-apart status in formal or poetic texts.

BDB3931 H3548

BDB3930 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3932

כֹּהֵן750 noun masculine priest (Late Hebrew כֹּהֵן; Aramaic כָּהֵין, כַּהֲנָא, , ; Ethiopic all id.; on Phoenician and Arabic see above); — ׳כ Gen 14:18 + 439 t.; plural כֹּהֲנִים Exod 19:6 + 272 t.; construct כֹּהֲנֵי 1Sam 5:5 + 13 t.; suffix כֹּהֲנַי Lam 1:19 + 22 t. suffixes —

1. priest-king: e.g. Melchizedek Gen 14:18 (E ?), compare Ps 110:4 (the Messianic priest-king like Melchizedek); Zech 6:13 (Messianic priest and king); Israel מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים Exod 19:6 (E) a kingdom of priests (priests and kings at once in their relation to the nations); compare Isa 61:6 (of Israel ministering as a priest); or a chieftain (exercising priestly functions) כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן Exod 2:16; Exod 3:1; Exod 18:1 (all J E); so also probably the sons of David 2Sam 8:18, his grandson 1Kgs 4:5, and Ira the Jairite 2Sam 20:26, who as princes performed priestly functions. With these we may class the כהנים Exod 19:22; Exod 19:24 (J).
2. priests of other religions than ׳י 's: Potiphera אֹן ׳כ Gen 41:45; Gen 41:50 (E), Gen 46:20 (P); Egyptian כהנים Gen 47:22 (twice in verse); Gen 47:26 (J); דָגוֺן ׳כ 1Sam 5:5 Philistine כהנים וקסמים 1Sam 6:2 כֹּהֲנָיו his priests: e.g. of Baal 2Kgs 10:19 = of Ahab 2Kgs 10:11 of Chemosh Jer 48:7 of Malcam Jer 49:3 Mattan was הבעל ׳כ 2Kgs 11:18 = 2Chr 23:17 הכמרים עם הכהנים Zeph 1:4 Josiah burned the bones of the priests of the Baalim and Asherim 2Chr 34:5.
3. priests of special orders in Israel:
  a. Micah in the hill-country of Ephraim consecrated his own son וַיְהִילֿוֺ לְכֹהֵן Judg 17:5 but so soon as he could secure Jonathan ben Gershom, a descendant of Moses (see VB Judg 18:30), he consecrated him, לכהן ׳היה ל Judg 17:10; Judg 17:12; Judg 17:13; Judg 18:4; Judg 18:19 הַכֹּהֵן vJudg 18:6 vJudg 18:17 vJudg 18:18 vJudg 18:20 vJudg 18:24 vJudg 18:27. He was captured by the Danites, and he and his line became priests at Dan until the Exile, vJudg 18:19 vJudg 18:19 vJudg 18:30.
  b. Jeroboam עשׂה כהנים 1Kgs 12:31 of those not מבני לוי, as (הַ)בָּמוֺת ׳כ priests of (the) high places 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 13:2; 1Kgs 13:33 (twice in verse) = לבמות ׳כ 2Chr 11:15 Amaziah (of this class) was ביתאֿל ׳כ Amos 7:10 see also 2Chr 13:9 called by Chronicler לְלֹא אלהים ׳כ v2Chr 13:9 yet Hosea rebukes them as priests of ׳י Hos 4:4; Hos 4:9; Hos 5:1; Hos 6:9 at the Exile they were deported by the Assyrians 2Kgs 17:27; 2Kgs 17:28.
  c. the people imported into Samaria made some of themselves במות ׳כ to worship ׳י the God of the land 2Kgs 17:32.
4. priests in Israel הכהנים who bore the ark and the trumpets Josh 3:13; Josh 3:14; Josh 3:15; Josh 3:17; Josh 4:3; Josh 4:9; Josh 4:10; Josh 4:17; Josh 4:18 (twice in verse); Josh 6:4 (twice in verse); Josh 6:6 (twice in verse); Josh 6:8; Josh 6:9; Josh 6:12; Josh 6:13; Josh 6:16 (all J E), 1Kgs 8:3; 1Kgs 8:6; 1Kgs 8:10; 1Kgs 8:11 Eli was הכהן 1Sam 1:9; 1Sam 2:11 יהוה ׳כ 1Sam 14:3 and his sons ליהוה ׳כ 1Sam 1:3 a מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Sam 2:13 mentions the ministering priest הכהן and the ׳נַעַר הַכ 1Sam 2:13; 1Sam 2:14; 1Sam 2:15 (twice in verse), Ahijah was ׳הַכּ in time of Saul 1Sam 14:19 (twice in verse); 1Sam 14:36 Abimelech ׳הַכּ at Nob, a priestly center, 1Sam 21:2; 1Sam 21:3; 1Sam 21:5; 1Sam 21:6; 1Sam 21:7; 1Sam 21:10; 1Sam 22:11 where were many ׳כֹּהֲנֵי י 1Sam 22:17 (twice in verse); 1Sam 22:21, all slain by Saul except Abiathar son of Ahimelech 1Sam 22:11; 1Sam 22:18 (twice in verse); 1Sam 22:19, who became ׳הַכּ 1Sam 23:9; 1Sam 30:7; 1Kgs 1:7; 1Kgs 1:19; 1Kgs 1:25; 1Kgs 1:42; 1Kgs 2:22; 1Kgs 2:26 Zadok later was ׳הַכּ 2Sam 15:27; 1Kgs 1:8; 1Kgs 1:26; 1Kgs 1:32; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:39; 1Kgs 1:44; 1Kgs 1:45; 1Kgs 2:35; 1Kgs 3:2; 1Chr 16:39; 1Chr 24:6: so that the two were (ה)כהנים 2Sam 8:17 = 1Chr 18:16 (read ׳וְאֶבְיָתָר בֶּןאֿח 2Sam 8:17 ᵑ6 We Dr, and correct 1Chr 18:16 accordingly) 2Sam 15:35 (twice in verse); 2Sam 17:15; 2Sam 19:12; 2Sam 20:25; 1Kgs 4:4 Solomon removed Abiathar 1Kgs 2:27 and Zadok was anointed לְכֹהֵן according to 1Chr 29:22 compare prediction of rejection of house of Eli and selection of נֶאֱמָן ׳כ 1Sam 2:28; 1Sam 2:35 Jehoiada ׳הַכּ led the revolution against Athaliah 2Kgs 11:9 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 11:10; 2Kgs 11:15 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 12:3; 2Kgs 12:8; 2Kgs 12:10 = 2Chr 22:11; 2Chr 23:8 (twice in verse); 2Chr 23:9; 2Chr 23:14 (twice in verse); 2Chr 24:2; 2Chr 24:20; 2Chr 24:25, perhaps also Jer 29:26 הכהנים sustaining him in his reforms 2Kgs 12:5; 2Kgs 12:6; 2Kgs 12:7; 2Kgs 12:8; 2Kgs 12:9; 2Kgs 12:10; 2Kgs 12:17 Uriah was ׳הַכּ in the reign of Ahaz 2Kgs 16:10; 2Kgs 16:11 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 16:16; Isa 8:2 Hilkiah of Josiah 2Kgs 22:10; 2Kgs 22:12; 2Kgs 22:14; 2Kgs 23:24; 2Chr 34:14; 2Chr 34:18. Other individual priests are named, e.g.: Pashhur of Jehoiachin Jer 20:1 Zephaniah of Zedekiah Jer 21:1; Jer 29:25; Jer 29:26; Jer 29:29; Jer 37:3 ׳הַכּ is Ezekiel's title Ezek 1:3. Priests are classed with officials of state: prophets and priests 2Kgs 23:2; Isa 28:7; Jer 5:31; Jer 6:13; Jer 8:10; Jer 14:18; Jer 23:11; Jer 23:33; Jer 23:34; Jer 26:7; Jer 26:8; Jer 26:11; Jer 26:16; Jer 29:1; Lam 2:20; Lam 4:13 priests and elders Lam 1:19; Lam 4:16 king and priest Lam 2:6 kings, priests, and prophets Jer 13:13 kings, princes, and priests Jer 1:18 princes, eunuchs, and priests Jer 34:19 priest, sage, and prophet Jer 18:18 chiefs, priests, and prophets Mic 3:11 prophets, priests, and elders Ezek 7:26 kings, princes, priests, and prophets Jer 2:26; Jer 4:9; Jer 8:1; Jer 32:32 princes, judges, prophets, and priests Zeph 3:4 seeming to exclude any other officials. Apparently in the same generic sense הכהנים Jer 1:1; Jer 2:8; Jer 27:16; Jer 28:1; Jer 28:5; Jer 29:25; Jer 31:14 כַּכֹּהֵן Isa 24:2 כהנים Job 12:19 כהניה Lam 1:4; Ezek 22:26 כהניו Ps 78:64. Moses and Aaron among his priests Ps 99:6 includes Moses (against P). Zion's priests clothed with righteousness and salvation Ps 132:9; Ps 132:16 = 2Chr 6:41, probably here also.
5. Levitical priests הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם Deut 17:9; Deut 17:18; Deut 18:1; Deut 24:8; Deut 27:9; Josh 3:3; Josh 8:33 (all D), Jer 33:18 (inverted), vJer 33:21 (neither in ᵐ5), 2Chr 5:5 (= ׳הַכּ ׳וְהַלּ 1Kgs 8:4: Chronicler retains original Deuteronomic reading), Ezek 43:19; Ezek 44:15 (compare 6); בְּנֵי לִוֵי ׳הַכּ Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 ׳לל ׳לקח לכ Isa 66:21 take for priests, for Levites (of the nations in Messianic age). Doubtless of same class are: הַכֹּהֲנִים Deut 18:3; Deut 19:17; Josh 3:6; Josh 3:8; Josh 4:11 (D); and הַכֹּהֵן, the priest officiating on a particular occasion Deut 18:3; Deut 20:2 or holding a particular dignity Deut 17:12; Deut 26:3; Deut 26:4. The כהנים of the other cities of Judah, הבמות ׳כ, who were not allowed to minister in Jerusalem 2Kgs 23:8 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 23:9; 2Kgs 23:20, may be an attempt to enforce an exclusion from the priesthood of all but Levitical priests.
6. Zadokite priests: Ezekiel distinguishes among הכהנים הלוים those of the seed of Zadok, בְּנֵי צָדוֺק; all but the latter excluded by him from priesthood Ezek 40:46; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 44:15; Ezek 48:11 the priests of his code being all Zadokites Ezek 40:45; Ezek 40:46; Ezek 42:13; Ezek 42:14; Ezek 43:24; Ezek 43:27; Ezek 44:21; Ezek 44:22; Ezek 44:30 (twice in verse); Ezek 44:31; Ezek 45:4; Ezek 45:19; Ezek 46:2; Ezek 46:19; Ezek 46:20; Ezek 48:10; Ezek 48:13.
7. Aaronic priests. In H. it is taken for granted that a priest is of the seed of Aaron; the plural is never used; כֹּהֵן is used for any priest Lev 21:9; Lev 22:10; Lev 22:11; Lev 22:12; Lev 22:13 הַכֹּהֵן for Aaron Lev 21:21, and for the official priest (acting for the priesthood, almost collective) Lev 17:5; Lev 17:6; Lev 22:14; Lev 23:10; Lev 23:11; Lev 23:20 (twice in verse); Lev 27:8 (3 t. in verse); Lev 27:11; Lev 27:12 (twice in verse); Lev 27:14 (twice in verse); Lev 27:18; Lev 27:21; Lev 27:23. The priests of P are בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Lev 21:1; Num 3:3; Num 10:8; Josh 21:19 so in Chronicles 2Chr 13:9; 2Chr 13:10; 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 31:19; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); הַכֹּהֵן is used of Aaron 22 t., Eleazar 29 t., Phinehas Josh 22:30 and elsewhere; 180 t. of ministering priests, or generic of the priests; הכהנים Lev 6:22; Lev 7:6; Lev 13:2; Lev 16:33; כהן Lev 6:16. Chronicles distinguishes הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם 1Chr 13:2; 1Chr 15:11; 1Chr 15:14; 1Chr 23:2; 1Chr 24:6; 1Chr 24:31; 1Chr 28:13; 1Chr 28:21; 2Chr 8:15; 2Chr 11:13; 2Chr 13:9; 2Chr 13:10; 2Chr 23:4; 2Chr 24:5; 2Chr 29:4; 2Chr 30:15; 2Chr 30:25; 2Chr 31:2 (twice in verse); 2Chr 31:4; 2Chr 31:9; 2Chr 34:30; 2Chr 35:8; 2Chr 35:18 (the variants without וְ 2Chr 23:18; 2Chr 30:27 are due to copyists' errors), Ezra 1:5; Ezra 2:70; Ezra 3:8; Ezra 3:12; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 8:29; Ezra 8:30; Ezra 9:1; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:13; Neh 11:3; Neh 12:1; Neh 12:30; Neh 12:44 (twice in verse); Neh 13:30 הלוים והכהנים 2Chr 19:8; 2Chr 30:21 priests, Levites, and others 1Chr 9:2; Ezra 10:5; Neh 10:1; Neh 10:29; Neh 10:35; Neh 11:20 בְּנֵי לֵוִי antith. to ׳הַכּ Ezra 8:15 הכהן בן אהרן עם הלוים Neh 10:39 (ה)כהנים in Chronicles 67 t. has the same reference, as also כֹּהֲנֵינוּ Ezra 9:7; Neh 9:32; Neh 9:34 כֹּהֵן Ezra 2:63 = Neh 7:65 ליחוה ׳כ 2Chr 26:17 כהניו His (God's) priests 2Chr 13:12 מוֺרֶה ׳כ teaching priest 2Chr 15:3 הַכֹּהֵן is used of Jehoiada in time of David 1Chr 27:5, and Azariah in the reign of Uzziah 2Chr 26:17. In the literature of the restoration הַכֹּהֵן is used of Ezra, Ezra 7:11; Ezra 10:10; Ezra 10:16; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:9; Neh 12:26 Uriah Ezra 8:33 Eliashib Neh 13:4 Shelemiah Neh 13:13 הכהנים Joel 1:9; Joel 1:13; Joel 2:17; Hag 2:11; Hag 2:12; Hag 2:13; Zech 7:5; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:1 priests and prophets Zech 7:3 כהן Mal 2:7.
8. the high priest: הַכֹּהֵן is frequently used (see 4) to designate the priest who was at the head of priestly affairs. The adjective הַגָּדוֺל first appears of Jehoiada 2Kgs 12:11, then of Hilkiah 2Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 22:8; 2Kgs 23:4; 2Kgs 2:9 after the exile, of Joshua Hag 1:1; Hag 1:12; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:2; Hag 2:4; Zech 3:1; Zech 3:8; Zech 6:11, and Eliashib Neh 3:1; Neh 3:20; Neh 13:28. But P uses it of Aaron and his eldest descendants who are anointed with holy oil Lev 21:10 (H; הַגָּדוֺל מֵאֶחָיו ׳הכ), Num 35:25; Num 35:28 (twice in verse); Josh 20:6, and so הַמָּשִׁיחַ ׳הַכּ Lev 4:3; Lev 4:5; Lev 4:16; Lev 6:15, compare Lev 16:32. הָראֹשׁ ׳כ is used of Seraiah 2Kgs 25:18 = Jer 52:24 and, in Chronicler, of Amariah 2Chr 19:11, Jehoiada 2Chr 24:11, Azariah 2Chr 26:20; 2Chr 31:10 of Aaron, Ezra 7:5. (We also supposes הרואה in 2Sam 15:27 to be a corruption of הראשׁ, which he regards as post-exilic insertion. The test is corrupt [see DrSm. 1.c.]; but this correction is improbable. Lists of high priests occur 1Chr 5:30-41; 1Chr 6:35-38.) A priest of second rank ((ה)מִשְׁנֶה כֹּהֵן) appears in 2Kgs 23:4 (construct plural incorrect), 2Kgs 25:18 = Jer 52:24 ׳זִקְנֵי הַכּ 2Kgs 19:2 = Isa 37:2; Jer 19:1 ׳שָׂרֵי הַכּ 2Chr 36:14; Ezra 8:24; Ezra 8:29; Ezra 10:5 ׳רָאשֵׁי הַכּ Neh 12:7.

BDB9607 H3548 H3549

BDB9606 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9608

[כָּהֵן] noun masculine priest (see Biblical Hebrew כהן); — emphatic כָּהֲנָא Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21 plural emphatic נַיָּא- Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:16; Ezra 7:24 suffix (of Israel) נ֫וֺהִי- vEzra 7:13.

priest, priests, own, princes, ruler, …
kōhēn
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
  • priest, principal officer or chief ruler
    • priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
      • "pagan priests"priests of Jehovah"Levitical priests"Zadokite priests"Aaronic priests"the high priest

אֶלְיָקִ֡ים
אֶלְיָקִ֡ים
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Eliakim")
Dictionary form: אֶלְיָקִים · el-yaw-KEEM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: eliakim
eliakim ×10 him eliakim ×1 them eliakim ×1
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Eliakim — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Elyakim — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; suits scholarly contexts.
El-yakim — Hyphenated form highlighting Hebrew morphology.

BDB454 H471

BDB453 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB455

אֶלְיָקִים proper name, masculine (God sets up, compare Sabean הקמאל, יקמאל Hal615)
  a. Hezekiah's prefect of the palace 2Kgs 18:18; 2Kgs 18:26; 2Kgs 18:37; 2Kgs 19:2; Isa 22:20; Isa 36:3; Isa 36:11; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:2.
  b. son of Josiah, made king by Pharaoh 2Kgs 23:34; 2Chr 36:4 = יְהוֺיָקִים 2Kgs 24:1; Jer 1:3; 1Chr 3:15.
  c. a priest Neh 12:41.

eliakim
ʾelyāqîm
God raises, God sets up
Eljakim, the name of four Israelites
  • the son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah's household
    • "Josiah's son, enthroned by Pharaoh"a priest who assisted Nehemiah

מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה
מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Maaseiah")
Dictionary form: מַעֲשֵׂיָה · ma-uh-say-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: maaseiah
and maaseiah ×8 maaseiah ×8 of maaseiah ×7
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Maaseiah — Standard anglicized spelling; preferred in most modern translations.
Ma'aseiah — Adds apostrophe to reflect the Hebrew ayin consonant.
Maaseyah — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bible contexts.
Maasiah — Shortened anglicized variant found in some modern versions.

BDB6435 H4640 H4641

BDB6434 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6436

מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ, יָה-, מַעֲשַׂי proper name, masculine (work of ׳י; compare proper name מעשיהו on Israel seal, ClGann, see Lzb315); — Μα(α)σσαια(ς), etc., ᵐ5B Ezra 10:21 Μασαηλ: —

1. priest, Jeremiah's time, מַעֲשֵׂיָה Jer 21:1; Jer 29:25; Jer 37:3 perhaps Jer 35:4 (יָהוּ-).
2. Jer 29:21. מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ
3. Levites:
  a. 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:20.
  b. 2Chr 23:1.
4. officials:
  a. 2Chr 26:11.
  b. 2Chr 34:8.
5. sons of Ahaz 2Chr 28:7.
6. Levite 1Chr 6:25 reading מַעֲשֵׂיָה for ᵑ0 בַּעֲשֵׂיָה q. v., compare Kit. מַעֲשֵׂיָה of various post-exile men:
7. Neh 3:23 (Μαδασηλ, A Μαασιου).
8. a. Neh 8:4; Neh 8:7.
  b. Neh 10:26.
  c. Neh 11:5.
  d. vNeh 11:7.
  e. Neh 12:41. feminine vNeh 12:42.
9. a. Ezra 10:18.
  b. vEzra 10:21 Μασαηλ, Μασειας).
  c. vEzra 10:22.
  d. vEzra 10:30.
10. מַעֲשַׂי (van d. H. מַעְשַׂי) Μα(α)σαι(α), a priest 1Chr 9:12.

maaseiah
maʿăśēyâ
work of Jehovah
Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites
  • a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
    • "a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"father of Azariah"one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people"a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people"one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah"a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu"a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra"another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra"father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah"father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of Jeremiah"a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth"son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah"an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah"son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel"governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah"son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah"ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a priest

מִ֠נְיָמִין
מִ֠נְיָמִין
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Miniamin")
Dictionary form: מִנְיָמִין · min-yaw-MEEN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: miniamin
and miniamin ×1 miniamin ×1 of miniamin ×1
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Miniamin — Standard anglicized form; best for most translations.
Minyamin — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or critical editions.
Min-yamin — Hyphenated form aiding pronunciation in study Bibles.
Minjamin — Alternate historical spelling found in some modern versions.

BDB4627 H4326 H4509

BDB4626 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4628

מִיָּמִן, מִיָּמִין, מִנְיָמִן, מִנְיָמִין

proper name, masculine 1. priestly name:
  a. מִיָּמִן assigned to David's time, 1Chr 24:9.
  b. Nehemiah's time Neh 10:8 = מִנְיָמִין Neh 12:17; Neh 12:41.
  c. מִנְיָמִן assigned to Hezekiah's time 2Chr 31:15.
  d. מִיָּמִין went up with Zerubbabel Neh 12:5.
2. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:25. — ᵐ5 Βενιαμειν and (especially A ᵐ5L) Μιαμειν.

miniamin
minyāmîn
from the right hand
Minjamin, the name of two Israelites
  • a Levite in the time of Hezekiah
    • "a priest who was present at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

מִֽיכָיָ֧ה
מִֽיכָיָ֧ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Michaiah")
Dictionary form: מִיכָיָה · mee-kaw-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: michaiah
of michaiah ×2 micah ×1 michaiah ×1
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Micaiah — Standard modern spelling; prefer for prophetic figures.
Micah — Shortened form; use when text uses this variant.
Michaiah — Closer to Hebrew; use in formal or scholarly contexts.

BDB4619 H4320

BDB4618 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4620

מִיכָיָה

proper name, masculine 1. the canonical prophet, Micah, Jer 26:18 Kt (Qr מִיכָה, as Mic 1:1).
2. Neh 12:35 (called מִיכָא Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22).
3. Neh 12:41
4. 2Kgs 22:12 (|| 2Chr 34:20 מִיכָה).

michaiah, micah
mîkāyâ
who is like God
Micajah, the name of two Israelites
  • the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah
    • "father of Achbor, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah"one of the priests at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֛י
אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֛י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Elioenai")
Dictionary form: אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי · el-yeh-hoh-ay-NAI

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: elioenai
elioenai ×5 and elioenai ×2 elihoenai ×1 of elioenai ×1
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Elioenai — Most common English Bible spelling; widely recognized.
Elihoenai — Alternate spelling reflecting fuller Hebrew form.
Elyeho'enai — Closer transliteration for study or academic contexts.

BDB421 H454

BDB420 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB422

אֶלְיְהוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (unto ׳י are mine eyes)

1. a Korahite 1Chr 26:3.
2. a returning exile Ezra 8:4.

BDB422 H454 H462

BDB421 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB423

אֶלְיוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (id.)

1. a descendant of David 1Chr 3:23; 1Chr 3:24.
2. a Simeonite אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי 1Chr 4:36.
3. a Benjamite (id.) 1Chr 7:8.
4. priests in time of Ezra
   (a) Ezra 10:22
   (b) Ezra 10:27 (אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי);
   (c) Neh 12:41.

elioenai, elihoenai
ʾelyĕhôʿênay
unto Jehovah are my eyes
Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites
  • a Korahite temple doorkeeper, son of Meshelemiah
    • "two men with foreign wife during the exile; one a priest"a son of Neariah"a Simeonite"a Benjamite, son of Becher

זְכַרְיָ֥ה
זְכַרְיָ֥ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Zechariah")
Dictionary form: זְכַרְיָה · dzeh-kahr-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: zechariah
zechariah ×14 and zechariah ×11 of zechariah ×7 of zachariah ×2 and for zechariah ×1 and to zechariah ×1 and zachariah ×1 degree zechariah ×1
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Zechariah — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most Bible translations.
Zachariah — Alternate English form; suits OT contexts and older literary style.
Zacharias — Greco-Latin form; useful when bridging OT and NT references.

BDB2363 H2148

BDB2362 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2364

זְכַרְיָהוּ, oftener זְכַרְיָה proper name, masculine (Sabean ידֿכראל DHMEpigr. Denkm. 43) ᵐ5 Ζαχαρια(ς), etc.: —

1. זכריהו, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II, 2Kgs 15:8 = זכריה 2Kgs 14:29; 2Kgs 15:11.
2. זכריהו, father of Hezekiah's mother 2Chr 29:1 = זכריה 2Kgs 18:2.
3. זכריהו, contemporary of Isaiah Isa 8:2.
4. זכריהו, a Reubenite 1Chr 5:7.
5. זכריה, a Benjamite 1Chr 9:37 (ᵐ5 Ζαχαρια, A Ζαχχουρ ᵐ5L Ζεχρει) = זָ֑כֶר 1Chr 8:31 (see [I. זֶכֶר]).
6. זכריהו, a Manassite 1Chr 27:21 (ᵐ5 Ζαβδειου, ᵐ5L Ζαχαριου).
7. זכריהו, a son of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 21:2.
8. זכריה, a captain of Jehosh. 2Chr 17:7.
9. זכריהו, teacher of Uzziah 2Chr 26:5.
10. Levites, זכריהו:
  a. 1Chr 15:18 = זכריה v1Chr 15:20, 1Chr 16:5.
  b. 1Chr 24:25.
  c. 1Chr 26:2; 1Chr 26:14.
  d. 1Chr 26:11.
  e. 2Chr 20:14. feminine 2Chr 29:13 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριας, A Ζαχαριας, so ᵐ5L). זכריה:
  g. 1Chr 9:21.
  h. 2Chr 34:12.
  i. an Asaphite Neh 12:35.
11. priests, זכריהו:
  a. 1Chr 15:24
  b. 2Chr 35:8. זכריה:
  c. 2Chr 24:20 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριαν; ᵐ5L Ζαχαριαν; probably referred to Matt 23:35, where apparently confusion with f).
  d. Neh 11:12.
  e. Neh 12:41. feminine the well-known prophet Zech 1:1; Zech 1:7; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:8; Neh 12:16 [compare Aramaic Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14].
12. returned exiles, זכריה:
  a. Ezra 8:3 and perhaps vEzra 8:16, compare Neh 8:4.
  b. Ezra 8:11 (ᵐ5 Ἀζαριας, A Ζαχαριας, so ᵐ5L).
  c. Ezra 10:26.
  d. a man of Judah Neh 11:4.
  e. id. Neh 11:5 (ᵐ5 Θηζεια, א Θηδεια, A Ζαχαριου, so ᵐ5L).

BDB9489 H2148

BDB9488 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9490

זְכַרְיָה proper name, masculine prophet (Biblical Hebrew id.), Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14.

zechariah, zachariah
zĕkaryâ
Jehovah remembers
Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
  • 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel
    • "king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II"son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation"one of the sons of Jehiel"a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David"one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat"son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple"a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah"the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra"son of Bebai"one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people"one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity"ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai"a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah"a priest, son of Pashur"the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above"one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah"a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser"one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom"son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel"4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari"a Manassite, father of Iddo"father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit"one of the sons of Jehoshaphat"a prophet in the reign of ...

חֲנַנְיָ֖ה
חֲנַנְיָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And hananiah")
Dictionary form: חֲנַנְיָה · huh-nahn-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and hananiah
hananiah ×14 and hananiah ×5 of hananiah ×4 to hananiah ×2 and to hananiah ×1 so hananiah ×1 that hananiah ×1 then hananiah ×1
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Hananiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Hananyah — Closer transliteration; preferred in scholarly or liturgical texts.
Hanania — Shortened form common in some modern Bible translations.
Ananias — Greek/NT form; use when bridging Hebrew and Greek contexts.

BDB2951 H2608

BDB2950 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2952

חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י hath been gracious) — ᵐ5 Ἀνανίας; חֲנַנְיָהוּ: (compare חנניהו on Israel. Seal, GanneauJas Fev-Mars 1883, 128, No.1) —

1. father of a prince under Jehoiakim Jer 36:12.
2. captain of Uzziah's army 2Chr 26:11.
3. chief of one of the divisions musicians of David 1Chr 25:23 = חֲנַנְיָה v1Chr 25:4. — חֲנַנְיָה:
4. a false prophet of Jeremiah's time Jer 28:1; Jer 28:5; Jer 28:10; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:13; Jer 28:15 (twice in verse); Jer 28:17.
5. one of the three companions of Daniel Dan 1:6; Dan 1:7; Dan 1:11; Dan 1:19.
6. grandfather of an officer of the guard in Jeremiah's time Jer 37:13.
7. a son of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19; 1Chr 3:21.
8. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:24.
9. various post-exilic persons.
  a. Ezra 10:28.
  b. Neh 3:8.
  c. Neh 3:30.
  d. Neh 7:2.
  e. Neh 10:24. feminine Neh 12:12; Neh 12:41.

BDB9535 H2608

BDB9534 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9536

חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (= Biblical Hebrew id.

5.); — Dan 2:17.

hananiah
ḥănanyâ
God has favored
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
  • the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord. See also, 'Shadrach' (H7714 or H7715)
    • "one of the 14 sons of Heman and chief of the 16th course"a general in the army of King Uzziah"father of Zedekiah in the time of Jehoiakim"son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah"grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans"a head of a Benjamite house"son of Zerubbabel from whom Christ derived His descent also called 'Joanna' by Luke"one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon"a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah"head of the priestly course of Jeremiah in the days of Joiakim"ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha's brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem"Two post exilic Israelites

בַּ חֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
חֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת
Root word trumpets, trumpeters, trumpet
Dictionary form: חֲצֹצְרָה · huh-tsoh-tseh-RAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: with trumpets
with trumpets ×9 with the trumpets ×7 and with trumpets ×3 trumpets ×3 and the trumpeters ×2 and the trumpets ×2 also with the trumpets ×1 and the trumpet ×1
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trumpet — Standard modern term; broadly applicable in any context.
silver trumpet — Clarifies the material; useful when Num 10 context matters.
signal trumpet — Highlights its function for assembly or battle calls.
ceremonial trumpet — Emphasizes ritual/worship use in temple or festival settings.
war trumpet — Foregrounds military usage; prefer in battle narratives.
horn — Broader term; use only when register demands simplicity.

BDB3067 H2689

BDB3066 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3068

חֲצֹצְרָה noun feminine clarion (Late Hebrew חֲצוֺצֶרֶת, Aramaic חֲצוֺצַרְתָּצ) — mostly P and late; — absolute ׳ח Hos 5:8 plural absolute חֲצֹצְרוֺת Num 10:8 + 22 t.; חֲצֹצְרֹת Num 10:9; Num 10:10 construct id. Num 31:6; 2Chr 13:12 חֲצוֺצְרֹת Num 10:2 clarion:

1. as secular instr. Hos 5:8 (|| שׁוֺפָר) 2Kgs 11:14 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 23:13 (twice in verse).
2. as sacred instr. 2Kgs 12:14, especially for use by priests (only P, Ps 98 and Chronicles).
  a. ׳תקע בח (of blowing a single long blast) Num 10:3; Num 10:4; Num 10:7; Num 10:8, to gather congregation or ׳נשׂיא together, and, on festivals, over sacrifice, 'to be remembered before ׳י,' vNum 10:10.
  b. ׳תקע תרועה בח, or ׳הריע בח (of sounding alarm, — a series of quick blasts) for camps to move Num 10:5; Num 10:6, also in battle, vNum 10:9, 'to be remembered before ׳י;' so Num 31:6; 2Chr 13:12 (compare v2Chr 13:14), both התרועה ׳ח.
  c. especially in Chr's descriptions of ceremonies at festivals, to express rejoicing: 1Chr 13:8; 1Chr 15:28 (|| קוֺל שׁוֺפָר), 1Chr 16:6; 1Chr 16:42; 2Chr 15:14 (|| שׁוֺפָר), 2Chr 20:28; 2Chr 29:26; 2Chr 29:27; Ezra 3:10; Neh 12:35; Neh 12:41; Ps 98:6 (|| קוֺל שׁוֺפָר); ׳הָרִים קוֺל בח 2Chr 5:13 ׳מחצצרים בח 1Chr 15:24; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 13:14 in 2Chr 29:28 this participle agrees with noun in sense, and is masculine; and the clarions (= players on the clarions) sounded. — The חֲצֹצְרָה, or (sacred) clarion, was a long, straight, slender metal tube, with flaring end, see BenzArchäol. 277; distinguished thus from the שׁוֺפָר which was originally a ram's horn, and probably always retained the horn-shape; the שׁוֺפָר is mentioned constantly in the earlier literature, and was used by watchmen, warriors, etc., as well as priests (see Benzib. 276 and שׁוֺפָר).

trumpets, trumpeters, trumpet
ḥăṣōṣĕrâ
a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
  • trumpet, clarion

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים אֶלְיָקִ֡ים מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה מִ֠נְיָמִין מִֽיכָיָ֧ה אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַ֛י Tevir — a lesser break זְכַרְיָ֥ה חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת Silluq — end of the verse

וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶלְיָקִים מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה מִנְיָמִין מִֽיכָיָה אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַי זְכַרְיָה חֲנַנְיָה בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃
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And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Nehemiah 12:40
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Nehemiah 12:42