Nehemiah 12:5

מִיָּמִ֥ין מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה בִּלְגָּֽה
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Nehemiah 12:5
Masoretic Phrasing
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מִיָּמִ֥ין מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בִּלְגָּֽה Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
מִיָּמִ֥ין
מִיָּמִ֥ין
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Miamin")
Dictionary form: מִיָּמִן · mih-yaw-MIN
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
מִיָּמִין Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: miamin
and miamin ×1 miamin ×1 mijamin ×1 to mijamin ×1
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Mijamin — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.
Miamin — Alternate anglicization; some older modern versions use this.
Miyamin — Closer transliteration; preferred in critical/academic contexts.
Minjamin — Variant spelling found in some contemporary translations.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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.

Strong's Definition H4326
miamin, mijamin
miyyāmin
from the right hand
Mijamin, the name of three Israelites
  • chief of the 6th course of priests established by David
    • "a priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"a priest who went up with Zerubbabel"a priest who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 4 English renderings
Mijamin A priest in the time of David. Mijamin An Israelite who married a foreign woman. Mijamin A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.
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Word Parts
מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה
מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Maadiah")
Dictionary form: מַעֲדְיָה · ma-ud-YAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
מַֽעַדְיָה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: maadiah
maadiah ×1
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Maadiah — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Ma'adiah — Apostrophe reflects the ayin; useful in scholarly contexts.
Maadya — Simplified phonetic rendering, closer to Hebrew sound.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4749 H4573 H4153

BDB4748 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4750

ַ˜מעַדְיָה proper name, masculine a priest of Zerubbabel's time according to Neh 12:5 ᵐ5. א Μααδιας, ᵐ5L Μαασιας; apparently = מוֺעַדְיָה vNeh 12:17, ᵐ5L Μασαι (etymology dubious; Thes puts below עדה = ornamentum Jovae, but properly ׳מֹע = ׳מוֺע, √ יעד = convenius Jovae).

מֹעֵד see מוֺעֵד below יעד.

[מַעֲדָן], מַעֲדַנִּים see עדן.

Strong's Definition H4573
maadiah
maʿădyâ
adorned of JAH (Jehovah)
Maadjah, an Israelite
  • one of the priests who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
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בִּלְגָּֽה
בִּלְגָּֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Bilgah")
Dictionary form: בִּלְגַה · bil-ɡA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
בִּלְגָּֽה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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.

Strong's Definition H1083
bilgah
bilga
cheerfulness
Bilgah, the name of two Israelites
  • a priest of the 15th course, in David's time
    • "a priest accompanying Zerubbabel
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
Bilgah Head of a priestly division in David's time Bilgah Priest who returned from exile and sealed the covenant
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