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Nehemiah 12:25

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And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.	Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.	These [were] in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Mattaniah^H4983, and Bakbukiah^H1229, Obadiah^H5662, Meshullam^H4918, Talmon^H2929, Akkub^H6126, were porters^H7778 keeping^H8104 the ward^H4929 at the thresholds^H624 of the gates^H8179.

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Original Hebrew

מַתַּנְיָה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה עֹבַדְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם טַלְמֹון עַקּוּב שֹׁמְרִים שֹׁועֲרִים מִשְׁמָר בַּאֲסֻפֵּי הַשְּׁעָרִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מַתַּנְיָ֧ה	ma.tan.Yah	H4983	HNp	Mattaniah
וּ/בַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛ה	u./vak.buk.Yah	H1229	HC/Np	and/ Bakbukiah
עֹבַדְיָ֥ה	'oad.Yah	H5662	HNp	Obadiah
מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם	me.shu.Lam	H4918	HNp	Meshullam
טַלְמ֣וֹן	tal.Mon	H2929	HNp	Talmon
עַקּ֑וּב	'a.Kuv	H6126	HNp	Akkub
שֹׁמְרִ֤ים	sho.me.Rim	H8104	HVqrmpa	keeping
שֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙	sho.'a.Rim	H7778	HNcmpa	(were) gatekeepers
מִשְׁמָ֔ר	mish.Mar	H4929	HNcmsa	guard
בַּ/אֲסֻפֵּ֖י	ba./'a.su.Pei	H624	HR/Ncmpc	at/ (the) storerooms of
הַ/שְּׁעָרִֽים	ha./she.'a.Rim	H8179	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ gates

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H624 — אָסֻף (ʼâçuph, aw-soof'): passive participle of אָסַף; collected (only in the plural), i.e. a collection of offerings); threshold, Asuppim.
• H1229 — בַּקְבֻּקְיָה (Baqbuqyâh, bak-book-yaw'): xlit Baqbukyâh corrected to Baqbuqyâh; from בַּקְבֻּקxlit baqbûk corrected to baqbuq and יָהּ; emptying (i.e. wasting) of Jah; Bakbukjah, an Israelite; Bakbukiah.
• H2929 — טַלְמוֹן (Ṭalmôwn, tal-mone'): from the same as חָרְגֹּל; oppressive; Talmon, a temple doorkeeper; Talmon.
• H4918 — מְשֻׁלָּם (Mᵉshullâm, mesh-ool-lawm'): from שָׁלַם; allied; Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites; Meshullam.
• H4929 — מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr, mish-mawr'): from שָׁמַר; a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely); diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
• H4983 — מַתַּנְיָה (Mattanyâh, mat-tan-yaw'): or מַתַּנְיָהוּ; from מַתָּן and יָהּ; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites; Mattaniah.
• H5662 — עֹבַדְיָה (ʻÔbadyâh, o-bad-yaw'): or עֹבַדְיָהוּ; active participle of עָבַד and יָהּ; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites; Obadiah.
• H6126 — עַקּוּב (ʻAqqûwb, ak-koob'): from עָקַב; insidious; Akkub, the name of five Israelites; Akkub.
• H7778 — שׁוֹעֵר (shôwʻêr, sho-are'): or שֹׁעֵר active participle of שָׁעַר (as denominative from שַׁעַר); a janitor; doorkeeper, porter.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• keeping — 1 Chronicles 23:32, 1 Chronicles 26:12, Isaiah 21:8
• Mattaniah — 1 Chronicles 9:14-17, Nehemiah 11:17-19, Nehemiah 12:8-9

Reciprocal references (5): 1 Chronicles 26:15, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 10:7, Nehemiah 11:19, Nehemiah 11:22

Related Topics

• Nave’s: AKKUB, BAKBUKIAH, MESHULLAM, OBADIAH, PORTERS, TALMON

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