The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:10 Explained

Nehemiah 11:10

KJV: Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.

YLT: Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,

Darby: Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

ASV: Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the priests:  Jedaiah  the son  of Joiarib,  Jachin. 

What does Nehemiah 11:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:10 mean?

Of the priests Jedaiah son of Joiarib and Jachin
מִן־ הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים יְדַֽעְיָ֥ה בֶן־ יוֹיָרִ֖יב יָכִֽין

הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
יְדַֽעְיָ֥ה  Jedaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְדַעְיָה  
Sense: a priest in Jerusalem.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹיָרִ֖יב  of  Joiarib 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄויָרִיב  
Sense: the head of the st of the 24 courses of priests in David’s time.
יָכִֽין  and  Jachin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָכִין 
Sense: the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites.