The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:55 Explained

Nehemiah 7:55

KJV: The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

YLT: sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah,

Darby: the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

ASV: the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The children  of Barkos,  the children  of Sisera,  the children  of Tamah, 

What does Nehemiah 7:55 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 7

1  Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah
5  A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon
9  of the people
39  of the priests
43  of the Levites
46  of the Nethinims
57  of Solomon's servants
63  and of the priests which could not find their pedigree
66  The whole number of them, with their substance
70  Their offerings

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 7:55 mean?

the sons of Barkos the sons of Sisera of Tamah
בְּנֵי־ בַרְק֥וֹס בְּֽנֵי־ סִֽיסְרָ֖א תָֽמַח

בְּנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בַרְק֥וֹס  of  Barkos 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּרְקֹוס  
Sense: head of a family of temple-slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
בְּֽנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
סִֽיסְרָ֖א  of  Sisera 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סִיסְרָא  
Sense: the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael.
תָֽמַח  of  Tamah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֶּמַח  
Sense: a head of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.

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