The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:2 Explained

Nehemiah 12:2

KJV: Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

YLT: Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Darby: Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

ASV: Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Amariah,  Malluch,  Hattush, 

What does Nehemiah 12:2 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 12:2 mean?

Amariah Malluch Hattush
אֲמַרְיָ֥ה מַלּ֖וּךְ חַטּֽוּשׁ

אֲמַרְיָ֥ה  Amariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמַרְיָה 
Sense: Zadok’s grandfather.
מַלּ֖וּךְ  Malluch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַלּוּךְ 
Sense: a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah.
חַטּֽוּשׁ  Hattush 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַטּוּשׁ  
Sense: a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel.

What are the major concepts related to Nehemiah 12:2?

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