Nehemiah 11:13

And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brethren	וְאֶחָיו֙ ve.'e.Chav	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
chief	רָאשִׁ֣ים ra.Shim	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
fathers	לְאָב֔וֹת le.'a.Vot	H1	father · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
two	וּשְׁנָ֑יִם u.she.Na.yim	H8147	two · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders dual absolute
hundred	מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine dual absolute
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים 'ar.ba.'Im	H705	forty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
two	שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim	H8147	two
Amashai	וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י va.'a.mash.Sai	H6023	Amashsay · 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
Azareel	עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל 'a.zar.'El	H5832	Azarel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahasai	אַחְזַ֥י 'ach.Zai	H273	Achzai · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Meshillemoth	מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת me.shi.le.Mot	H4919	Meshillemoth · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Immer	אִמֵּֽר 'i.Mer	H564	Immer · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

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 11:13

And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two,.... That is, the brethren or relations of Adaiah: and Amashai; called Maasiai, 1 Chronicles 9:12, whose lineage is traced here through Azareel, Ahasai, Meshillemoth, to Immer.

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

Ahasai — (whom Jehovah holds), a priest, ancestor of Maasiai, (Nehemiah 11:13) called Jahzerah in (1 Chronicles 9:12)
Amashai — The son of Azareel, appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple (Neh. 11:13).
Amashai Or Amashai — (burdensome), son of Azareel, a priest in the time of Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 11:13) apparently the same as Maasiai. (1 Chronicles 9:12) (B.C. 440.)
Azareel, Or Azareel — (whom the Lord helps).
Immer — Talkative. (1.) The head of the sixteenth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:14). (2.) Jer. 20:1. (3.) Ezra 2:37; Neh. 7:40. (4.) Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61. (5.) The father of Zadok (Neh. 3:29).
Meshillemith — (recompense), the son of Immer, a priest. (Nehemiah 11:13; 1 Chronicles 9:12)
Meshillemoth — Requitals. (1.) The father of Berechiah (2 Chr. 28:12). (2.) A priest, the son of Immer (Neh. 11:13).
Ahasai · A grand — A grand
Amashai · A chieftain of — A chieftain of
Azareel · 5. A priest — 5. A priest
Meshillemoth · 2. A priest — 2. A priest

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 11:13

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Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:11

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:11

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:13

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:10-14

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Nehemiah 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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 11:13

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:10-14

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 11:4

Rashi on Nehemiah 11:13