The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:6 Explained

Nehemiah 12:6

KJV: Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

YLT: Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Darby: Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

ASV: Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Shemaiah,  and Joiarib,  Jedaiah, 

What does Nehemiah 12:6 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 12:6 mean?

Shemaiah and Joiarib Jedaiah
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה וְיוֹיָרִ֖יב יְדַֽעְיָֽה

שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
וְיוֹיָרִ֖יב  and  Joiarib 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄויָרִיב  
Sense: the head of the st of the 24 courses of priests in David’s time.
יְדַֽעְיָֽה  Jedaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְדַעְיָה  
Sense: a priest in Jerusalem.

What are the major concepts related to Nehemiah 12:6?

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