The Meaning of Nehemiah 10:1 Explained

Nehemiah 10:1

KJV: Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

YLT: And over those sealed are Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

Darby: And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah.

ASV: Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now those that sealed  [were], Nehemiah,  the Tirshatha,  the son  of Hachaliah,  and Zidkijah, 

What does Nehemiah 10:1 Mean?

Study Notes

Tirshatha
See margin ref.
Nethinims
i.e. dedicated (persons), probably descendants of the Gibeonites 2 Samuel 21:1-3 devoted to the service of the Levites. But see Joshua 9:17-21 .

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 10

1  The names of those who sealed the covenant
29  The points of the covenant

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 10:1 mean?

now those who placed [their] seal on [the document were] Nehemiah the governor son of Hachaliah and Zedekiah
וְעַ֖ל הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־ חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה

וְעַ֖ל  now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים  those  who  placed  [their]  seal  on  [the  document  were] 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: חָתַם  
Sense: to seal, seal up, affix a seal.
נְחֶמְיָ֧ה  Nehemiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְחֶמְיָה  
Sense: the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile.
הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא  the  governor 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תִּרְשָׁתָא  
Sense: Tirshatha—governor.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֲכַלְיָ֖ה  of  Hachaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲכַלְיָה  
Sense: the father of Nehemiah.
וְצִדְקִיָּֽה  and  Zedekiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צִדְקִיָּה 
Sense: the last king of Judah renamed from ‘Mattaniah’ by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity.

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