Nehemiah 7:21

בְּנֵֽי אָטֵ֥ר לְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

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אָטֵ֥ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of ater")

Dictionary form: אָטֵר · aw-TARE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of ater

of ater ×4 ater ×1

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Ater — Standard transliteration; preferred in modern Bible translations.

Ater (gatekeeper clan) — Adds context when referring to the gatekeeping family.

Ater (Hezekiah's line) — Distinguishes the ancestral group linked to Hezekiah.

BDB358 H333

אָטֵר proper name, masculine (binder?) a chief of Jews Ezra 2:16; Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:21; Neh 7:45; Neh 10:18.

ater

ʾāṭēr

binder

Ater, the name of three Israelites

an exiled descendant of Hezekiah

לְ חִזְקִיָּ֖ה

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

חִזְקִיָּ֖ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of hezekiah")

Dictionary form: חִזְקִיָּה · hidz-kih-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of hezekiah

hezekiah ×51 and hezekiah ×17 of hezekiah ×6 did hezekiah ×2 it and hezekiah ×2 let hezekiah ×2 thee and hezekiah ×2 was hezekiah ×2

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Hezekiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

Hizkiah — Closer to Hebrew; use in scholarly or literal translations.

Hizkijah — Alternate form; matches some Hebrew manuscript traditions.

BDB2688 H2396 H3169

חִזְקִיָּ֫הוּ, חִזְקִיָּה, יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (׳י hath strengthened, ׳י stengtheneth; = Assyrian –aza‡i
(i)au, Schr^COT on 2Kgs 18:1ff., Jäger^{BAS i, 469}; compare proper name יחזק on seal Gann^{JAs 1883 Feb. — Mar., 134 No. 7}; — on formative see Lag^{BN 134}) —

1. ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, son of Ahaz, King of Judah, seldom חִזְקִיָּה 2Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 18:10; 2Kgs 18:14 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 18:16 (twice in verse), also ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Prov 25:1 ; elsewhere in 2 Kings (except Prov 20:10) חִזְקִיָּהוּ: Prov 16:20; Prov 18:9 + 34 t., 2 Ki 18-21 || Isa 36:1 + 31 t., Isa 36-39; also Jer 26:18; Jer 26:19; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 29:18; 2Chr 29:27; 2Chr 30:24; 2Chr 32:15 in Chronicles use. יְחִזְקִיָּחוּ 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:27 + 35 t. 2 Chron 29-33; also 2Kgs 20:10; Jer 15:4, and in title Isa 1:1 יִחִזְקִיָה Hos 1:1; Mic 1:1 (if י in these three be not text error for וְ).

2. חִזְקִיָּה great-great-grandfather of prophet Zephaniah Zeph 1:1, ᵐ5 τοῦ Εξεκιου, perhaps =

3. ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), חִזְקִיָּה man of royal Davidic line 1Chr 3:23 probably near time of Char.

4. יְחִזְקִיָּה, ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:16 = חִזְקִיָּה Neh 7:21, compare also ׳ח Neh 10:18.

5. יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, an Ephraimite, Ahaz's time 2Chr 28:12.

hezekiah, hizkiah, hizkijah

ḥizqiyyâ

Jehovah is my strength

Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites

12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices

תִּשְׁעִ֥ים

Root word ninety

Dictionary form: תִּשְׁעִים · tish-EEM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: ninety

ninety ×11 and ninety ×4 was ninety ×2 ninety and ×1 that is ninety ×1 thereof ninety ×1

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ninety — Standard modern cardinal number; default choice.

90 — Numeral form; suits tables, genealogies, or technical contexts.

ninety years old — Use when the number refers to a person's age.

ninety-year — Adjectival compound; e.g. 'a ninety-year period'.

BDB9263 H8673

תִּשְׁעִים₂₀ noun indeclinable ninety (archaic plural, DHM^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 9 f.} Prät^{BAS i. 376}, but compare Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); — before singular noun: שָׁנָה Gen 5:9; Gen 17:17 +, אַמָּה Ezek 41:12, יוֺם Ezek 4:5; Ezek 4:9 less often after plural noun אֵילִים Ezra 8:35, compare Dan 12:11 in combination, ׳תprocedes units 1Sam 4:15 + 7 t.; following Gen 5:17; Gen 5:30 ׳ת following 100 Ezek 4:5; Ezek 4:9 + 4 t.

ninety

tišʿîm

ninety

ninety

וּ שְׁמֹנָֽה

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שְׁמֹנָֽה

Root word eight, eighteen, eighteenth, eighth

Dictionary form: שְׁמֹנֶה · sheh-moh-NEH

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and eight

and eight ×36 eight ×22 eighteen ×11 in the eighteenth ×4 now in the eighteenth ×3 the eighteenth ×3 to it had eight ×3 was eight ×3

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eight — Core cardinal number; most universally applicable context.

eighteen — Use when Hebrew combines שְׁמֹנֶה with עָשָׂר.

eighth — Ordinal form; use for sequence or rank contexts.

eighteenth — Ordinal of eighteen; dates, regnal years, lists.

eightfold — Multiplicative nuance; use only when quantity is intensified.

BDB8816 H8083

שְׁמֹנֶה (less often שְׁמוֺנֶה), שְׁמֹנָה₁₀₉ noun masculine and feminine eight (on ֶ֯ compare Ba^{NB 20, 200 and} (against him) Philippi^{BAS ii. 364}; Arabic , Sabean תֿמני(תׅ Hom^{chr 47, 122} DHM^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 369 f.}, 375; Aramaic תְּמָנֵי, תְּמַנְיָא, , ; Nabataean תמונא, Palmyrene תמניא, Lzb³⁸⁶; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician שמן Ethiopic on Assyrian equivalent see Dl^{§ 75}); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) always absolute שְׁמֹנֶה Judg 3:8 + 40:t.; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שְׁמֹנָה 1Sam 17:12 + 34 t., construct שְׁמֹנַת Num 2:24 + 3 t. (cases of 8 + 10 = 18 are additional, see below); plural שְׁמֹנִים, 80, see below: —

1. without other number:
a. שְׁמֹנֶה cardinal, before plural noun Judg 3:s 1Kgs 7:10 + 8 t.; before singular noun שָׁנָךְ 1Kgs 8:17 (Kt; Qr plural) 1Kgs 22:1 after plural noun Ezek 40:31 ordinal לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 24:12, ׳בִּשׁ שָׁנִים לְ 2Chr 34:3.
b. שְׁמנָה cardinal, before plural noun 1Sam 17:12 + 3 t., + (noun omitted) Jer 14:15 + 2 t., also אֵלֶּה ׳שׁ Gen 22:23 these 8 and, as round number, Mic 5:4 7 and 8 (i.e. plenty); after plural noun Num 29:29; 2Chr 29:17 ordinal, לְ ׳בְּיוֺם שׁ v2Chr 29:17.
c. feminine construct שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים Gen 17:12; Gen 21:4, חַבָּקָר ׳שׁ Num 7:8.

2. 8 + 10 = 8:
a. with noun feminine שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, cardinal: before singular שָׁנָךְ Judg 3:14 + 2 t., אַמָּה 1Kgs 7:15 + 2 t.; after plural noun 1Chr 26:9; 2Chr 11:21 noun omitted Ezra 8:18; Neh 7:11 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת לְ ׳ע ׳שׁ 1Kgs 15:1 + 4 t.; שָׁנָח לְ ׳ע ׳בִּשׁ 2Kgs 22:3 + 2 t.; שָׁנָה לְ ׳ע ׳הַשָּׁנָה שׁ Jer 32:1.
b. with noun masculine שְׁמֹנָח עָשָׂר cardinal: before singular אֶלֶף Judg 20:44 + 4 t. + Ps 60:2 (title), so read for ׳שְׁנֵים ע, compare 2Sam 8:13 = 1Chr 18:12 before plural Ezra 8:9 noun omitted Gen 14:14 ordinal, noun omitted 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:15 שְׁמֹנַת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף Judg 20:25.

3. with other numerals:
a. שְׁמֹנֶח מֵאוֺת 2Sam 23:8 (so read also || 1Chr 11:11 Kit Benz, compare Th We Dr and others), + 16 t.
b. שְׁמֹנָח אֶלֶף 1Chr 12:36 (35 van d. H.), 1Chr 23:3 שְׁמֹנִת אֲלָפִים Num 2:24 + 3 t.
c. ׳שׁ, cardinal, after tens 1Sam 4:15 + 20 t.; before ten, only וְעֶשְׂרים בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת שָׁנָח לְ ׳שְׁלשִׁים וּשׁ 1Kgs 16:29; 2Kgs 15:8.

eight, eighteen, eighteenth, eighth

šĕmōne

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

eight, eighth

eight (as cardinal number)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

בְּנֵֽי אָטֵ֥ר לְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

בְּנֵֽי-אָטֵר לְחִזְקִיָּה תִּשְׁעִים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

Cross References

Ezra 2:16

בְּנֵֽי-אָטֵר לִֽיחִזְקִיָּה תִּשְׁעִים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

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Strong's Definition H1121

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Strong's Definition H333

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Strong's Definition H2396

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Strong's Definition H8673

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Strong's Definition H8083

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