Nehemiah 11:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and his brethren, chiefs of fathers' [houses], two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶחָיו֙ רָאשִׁ֣ים לְאָב֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י בֶּן־עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־אַחְזַ֥י בֶּן־מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת בֶּן־אִמֵּֽר׃

Transliteration

And 'eḥāyw rā'šîm to lə'āḇôt mā'tayim 'arbā'îm and šənāyim and wa'ămašsay ben-'ăzar'ēl ben-'aḥzay ben-məšillēmôt ben-'immēr

Grammar Details

*'eḥāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'
*rā'šîm*: masculine plural noun - 'heads/chiefs'
*lə'āḇôt*: preposition + masculine plural noun - 'to fathers'
*mā'tayim*: numeral - 'two hundred'
*'arbā'îm*: numeral - 'forty'
*šənāyim*: numeral - 'two'
*wa'ămašsay*: proper noun with conjunction - 'and Amashsai'
*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - 'son of'
*'ăzar'ēl*: proper noun - 'Azareel'
*'aḥzay*: proper noun - 'Ahzai'
*məšillēmôt*: proper noun - 'Meshillemoth'
*'immēr*: proper noun - 'Immer'

Word Meanings

*rā'šîm* *lə'āḇôt*: heads of fathers/chiefs of ancestral houses/family leaders

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