The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:4 Explained

Nehemiah 12:4

KJV: Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

YLT: Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

Darby: Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

ASV: Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Iddo,  Ginnetho,  Abijah, 

What does Nehemiah 12:4 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 12:4 mean?

Iddo Ginnethoi Abijah
עִדּ֥וֹא גִנְּת֖וֹי אֲבִיָּֽה

עִדּ֥וֹא  Iddo 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עִדֹּא 
Sense: father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon.
גִנְּת֖וֹי  Ginnethoi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גִּנְּתֹוי 
Sense: a priest among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel and who covenanted with Nehemiah.
אֲבִיָּֽה  Abijah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִיָּה 
Sense: king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam.

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