Nehemiah 11:12

And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brethren	וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם va.'a.chei.Hem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
did	עֹשֵׂ֤י 'o.Sei	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
work	הַמְּלָאכָה֙ ha.me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
house	לַבַּ֔יִת la.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
eight	שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה she.mo.Neh	H8083	a cardinal number · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
two	וּשְׁנָ֑יִם u.she.Na.yim	H8147	two · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders dual absolute
Adaiah	וַ֠עֲדָיָה Va.'a.da.yah	H5718	Adajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jeroham	יְרֹחָ֤ם ye.ro.Cham	H3395	Jerocham · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Pelaliah	פְּלַלְיָה֙ pe.lal.Yah	H6421	Pelaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Amzi	אַמְצִ֣י 'am.Tzi	H557	Amtsi · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Zechariah	זְכַרְיָ֔ה ze.khar.Yah	H2148	Zecarjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Pashur	פַּשְׁח֖וּר pash.Chur	H6583	Pashchur · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Malchiah	מַלְכִּיָּֽה mal.ki.Yah	H4441	Malkijah · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 9:12-13 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshul…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put his name there; upon this account, one would think, the holy seed should all have chosen to dwell there and have striven for a habitation there; but, on the contrary, it seems they declined dwelling there, 1. Because a greater strictness of conversation was expected from the inhabitants of Jerusalem than from others, which they were not willing to come up to. Those who care not for being holy themselves are shy of dwelling in a holy city; they would not dwell in the New Jerusalem itself for that reason, but would wish to have a continuing city here upon earth. Or, 2.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:11

the ruler of the house of God--assistant of the high priest (Num 3:32; Ch1 9:11; Ch2 19:11).

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:11

Ruler of the house of God - He had the command over all secular matters, as the high priest had over those which were spiritual.

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:12

And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two,.... That offered the sacrifices, burnt incense, set on the shewbread, lighted the lamps, &c. and Adaiah the son of Jeroham; see 1 Chronicles 9:12 whose genealogy is traced here through Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashur, to Malchiah.

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:10-14

Of the priests: Jedaiah, Joiarib, and Jachin, three heads of houses, therefore of orders of priests (for בּן before Joiarib probably crept into the text by a clerical error; see rem. on Ch1 9:10); Seraiah, a descendant of Ahitub, as ruler of the house of God, and their brethren, i.e., the eight hundred and twenty-two ministering priests belonging to these three orders. Also Adaiah, of the house or order of Malchiah, and his brethren, two hundred and forty-two fathers of families; and lastly, Amashai, of the order of Immer, with one hundred and twenty-eight brethren, i.e., priests. And their chief was Zabdiel ben Haggedolim (lxx υἱὸς τῶν μεγάλων). עליהם refers to all the before-named prie…

Dictionary and topics

Adaiah — (adorned by Jehovah).
Amzi — (strong).
Jeroham — Cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1). (2.) The father of Azareel, the “captain” of the tribe of Dan (1 Chr. 27:22). (3.) 1 Chr. 12:7;…
Pashur — Release. (1.) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3; 12:2), the head of one of the priestly courses, was “chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning “deputy governor”] of the…
Pelaliah — (judged by Jehovah), the son of Amzi and ancestor of Adaiah. (Nehemiah 11:12)
Zechariah — Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as “the son of…
Adaiah · 3. A priest — 3. A priest
Amzi · 2. A priest — 2. A priest
Jeroham · the exile — the exile
Malchiah · .An Aaronite — .An Aaronite
Pashur · .An inf — .An inf
Pelaliah · A priest — A priest
Zechariah (Zecharias) · 15. Name of various Jews after the — 15. Name of various Jews after the

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 11:12

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:11

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:11

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:10-14

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Nehemiah 11:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:11

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:11

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:10-14

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 11:4

Rashi on Nehemiah 11:12