The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:15 Explained

Nehemiah 11:15

KJV: Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

YLT: And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni,

Darby: And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

ASV: And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also of the Levites:  Shemaiah  the son  of Hashub,  the son  of Azrikam,  the son  of Hashabiah,  the son  of Bunni; 

What does Nehemiah 11:15 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 11:15 mean?

And of the Levites Shemaiah son of Hasshub the son of Azrikam of Hashabiah of Bunni
וּמִֽן־ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה בֶן־ חַשּׁ֛וּב בֶּן־ עַזְרִיקָ֥ם חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה בּוּנִּֽי

הַלְוִיִּ֑ם  of  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חַשּׁ֛וּב  of  Hasshub 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַשּׁוּב  
Sense: a Merarite Levite chief, son of Azrikam.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַזְרִיקָ֥ם  of  Azrikam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַזְרִיקָם  
Sense: son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah.
חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה  of  Hashabiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲשַׁבְיָה 
Sense: a Merarite Levite.
בּוּנִּֽי  of  Bunni 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֻּנִּי  
Sense: a Levite in the time of Nehemiah.

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