Nehemiah 12:42 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Nehemiah 12:42
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Maasejah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Shemaiah
וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.Yah
H8098
Shemajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Eleazar
וְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.Zar
H499
Elazar · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Uzzi
וְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.Zi
H5813
Uzzi · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Jehohanan
וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.Nan
H3076
Jehochanan · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Malchijah
וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.Yah
H4441
Malkijah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Elam
וְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.Lam
H5867
Elam · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Ezer
וָעָ֑זֶרva.'A.zer
H5829
Ezer · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
singers
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.Rim
H7891
to sing · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
loud
וַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙vai.yash.Mi.'u
H8085
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jezrahiah
וְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הve.yiz.rach.Yah
H3156
Jizrachjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
overseer
הַפָּקִֽידha.pa.Kid
H6496
a superintendent (civil · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
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).
Cross-references
Psalms 81:1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Nehemiah 11:14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
Psalms 95:1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Psalms 98:4-9 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Psalms 100:1-2 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Isaiah 12:5-6 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:27-43
We have read of the building of the wall of Jerusalem with a great deal of fear and trembling; we have here an account of the dedicating of it with a great deal of joy and triumph. Those that sow in tears shall thus reap.
I. We must enquire what was the meaning of this dedication of the wall; we will suppose it to include the dedication of the city too (continens pro contentothe thing containing for the thing contained), and therefore it was not done till the city was pretty well replenished, Neh 11:1. It was a solemn thanksgiving to God for his great mercy to them in the perfecting of this undertaking, of which they were the more sensible because of the difficulty and opposition they had me…
at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It was on these accounts that Jerusalem was called "the holy city," and by this public and solemn act of religious observance, after a long period of neglect and desecration, it was, as it were, restored to its rightful proprietor. The dedication cons…
The broad wall - What part this was, we know not: it might have been a place designed for a public promenade, or a parade for assembling the troops or guard of the temple.
John Gill on Nehemiah 12:42
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer,.... These seem to be all priests that blew the trumpets:
and the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer; these were the Levites, that sung the songs of praise vocally, and raised their voices very high, Jezrahiah being precentor, who led the tune, as well as played on instruments.
Dictionary and topics
Elam — Highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the…
Eleazar — God has helped. (1.) The third son of Aaron (Ex. 6:23). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas (Ex. 6:25). After the death of Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10:12; Num. 3:4) he was appointed to the…
Ezer — Treasure. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, the native princes, “dukes,” of Mount Hor (Gen. 36:21, 27). (2.) 1 Chr. 7:21; (3.) 4:4. (4.) One of the Gadite champions who repaired to David at Ziklag…
Ezra — Help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1). (2.) The “scribe” who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and…
Jehohanan — Jehovah-granted, Jeroboam II. (1.) A Korhite, the head of one of the divisions of the temple porters (1 Chr. 26:3). (2.) One of Jehoshaphat’s “captains” (2 Chr. 17:15). (3.) The father of Azariah (2…
Jezrahiah — (produced by Jehovah), a Levite, the leader of the choristers at the solemn dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 12:42) (B.C. 446.)
Maaseiah — The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash…
Malchiah — Jehovah’s king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:9). (2.) A priest, the father of Pashur (1 Chr. 9:12; Jer. 38:1). (3.) One of the priests appointed…
Nehemiah — Comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was…
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 12:27-43
The dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. - The measures proposed for increasing the numbers of the inhabitants of Jerusalem having now been executed (Neh 7:5 and Neh 11:1.), the restored wall of circumvallation was solemnly dedicated. Neh 12:27-29 treat of the preparations for this solemnity.
Neh 12:27
At the dedication (i.e., at the time of, בּ denoting nearness of time) they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication. Only a portion of the Levites dwelt in Jerusalem (Neh 11:15-18); the rest dwelt in places in the neighbourhood, as is more expressly stated in Neh 12:28 and Neh 12:29. ושׂמחה, to keep the dedication and joy, is not suitable,…
The second choir . . . went northward, up the western wall past the Broad Wall (3:8), the Old City Gate (3:6), and the Fish Gate (3:3), then across the northern side of the wall until it came to the Sheep Gate (3:1) on the northeast corner of the Temple. • The Guard Gate might be the Inspection Gate (3:31).
Rashi on Nehemiah 12:41
with the trumpets They sounded the trumpets out of their joy.
Uzzi — The Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr.…
Dedication · Of the wall of — Of the wall of
Elam · 6. A Levite musician — 6. A Levite musician
Eleazar (Eleazer) · 5. — 5.
Ezer · 3. A priest — 3. A priest
Ezra · . — .
Jehohanan · 5. A chorister in the temple — 5. A chorister in the temple
Jezrahiah · A lea — A lea
Levites, The · Services of: Conducting the sacred music — Services of: Conducting the sacred music
Maaseiah · 10:18,21,22; — 10:18,21,22;
Malchiah · 9. A priest appointed to assist in — 9. A priest appointed to assist in
Music · Precentor — Precentor
Uzzi · 6. A priest in the time of Nehemiah — 6. A priest in the time of Nehemiah
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).
