The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:5 Explained

Nehemiah 11:5

KJV: And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

YLT: and Masseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni;

Darby: and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

ASV: and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Maaseiah  the son  of Baruch,  the son  of Colhozeh,  the son  of Hazaiah,  the son  of Adaiah,  the son  of Joiarib,  the son  of Zechariah,  the son  of Shiloni. 

What does Nehemiah 11:5 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 11:5 mean?

and Maaseiah son of Baruch the son of Col-hozeh of Hazaiah the son of Adaiah of Joiarib of Zechariah the son of Shiloni
וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣ה בֶן־ בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־ כָּל־ חֹ֠זֶה חֲזָיָ֨ה בֶן־ עֲדָיָ֧ה יוֹיָרִ֛יב זְכַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ הַשִּׁלֹנִֽי

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣ה  and  Maaseiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֵׂיָה 
Sense: a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בָּר֣וּךְ  of  Baruch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּרוּךְ  
Sense: friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֹ֠זֶה  Col-hozeh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּל־חֹזֶה  
Sense: father of a repairer of Jerusalem’s walls during the time of Nehemiah.
חֲזָיָ֨ה  of  Hazaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲזָיָה  
Sense: an exile and descendant of Shelah of the tribe of Judah who returned in the time of Nehemiah.
בֶן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֲדָיָ֧ה  of  Adaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲדָיָה 
Sense: maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah.
יוֹיָרִ֛יב  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.
זְכַרְיָ֖ה  of  Zechariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־  the  son  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַשִּׁלֹנִֽי  Shiloni 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁלָנִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Shiloh.