The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:16 Explained

Nehemiah 12:16

KJV: Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

YLT: of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

Darby: of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

ASV: of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of Iddo,  Zechariah;  of Ginnethon,  Meshullam; 

What does Nehemiah 12:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:16 mean?

- of Iddo Zechariah of Ginnethon Meshullam
[לעדיא] (לְעִדּ֥וֹא) זְכַרְיָ֖ה לְגִנְּת֥וֹן מְשֻׁלָּֽם

[לעדיא]  - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵבֶה  
Sense: reed, papyrus.
(לְעִדּ֥וֹא)  of  Iddo 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עִדֹּא 
Sense: father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon.
זְכַרְיָ֖ה  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.
לְגִנְּת֥וֹן  of  Ginnethon 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גִּנְּתֹוי 
Sense: a priest among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel and who covenanted with Nehemiah.
מְשֻׁלָּֽם  Meshullam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשֻׁלָּם  
Sense: grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe. 2 son of Zerubbabel. 3 a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. 4 a Benjamite, father of Sallu. 5 a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity. 6 a Benjamite. 6a perhaps the same as 3 or 4. 7 a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah. 8 son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. 9 son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem. 0 a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah.

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