1 Chronicles 9:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּ֣ן מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔ה שֹׁעֵ֥ר פֶּ֖תַח לְאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Transliteration

Zəḵaryāh ben Məšelemyāh šōʿēr petaḥ ləʾōhel môʿēd.

Grammar Details

*Zəḵaryāh*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Zechariah
*ben*: construct state noun, masculine, singular - son of
*Məšelemyāh*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Meshelemiah
*šōʿēr*: participle, qal active, masculine singular - gatekeeper/doorkeeper
*petaḥ*: noun, masculine, singular, construct state - entrance of/door of
*ləʾōhel*: preposition with noun, masculine, singular - for tent of/to tent of
*môʿēd*: noun, masculine, singular - meeting/appointed time

Word Meanings

*šōʿēr*: gatekeeper/doorkeeper/porter
*petaḥ*: entrance/door/opening
*ʾōhel môʿēd*: tent of meeting/tabernacle of congregation

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 26:14 : 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
1 Chr 26:2 : 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 9:22-24
3 verses
77%
22All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
1 Chr 9:17-20
4 verses
76%
17And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
18Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
1 Chr 15:23-24
2 verses
75%
23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
Neh 12:25
75%
25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
1 Chr 15:18
74%
18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chr 26:1-2
2 verses
73%
1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
1 Chr 9:26-27
2 verses
72%
26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
1 Chr 26:12
71%
12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
Neh 3:6
71%
6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
2 Chr 23:19
70%
19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
Neh 10:21
70%
21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Neh 3:29
70%
29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
2 Chr 23:4
69%
4This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
1 Chr 26:19
69%
19These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
1 Chr 9:10-12
3 verses
69%
10And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
11And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
2 Chr 31:14
69%
14And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
Jer 52:24
69%
24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Neh 11:19
69%
19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
Ezra 2:42
69%
42The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
Neh 7:45
69%
45The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
1 Chr 16:38
69%
38And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
Ezra 8:3
68%
3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
2 Kgs 25:18
68%
18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Neh 12:35
68%
35And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
Neh 3:1
68%
1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
Neh 7:3
68%
3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Neh 11:24
67%
24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
Neh 10:12
67%
12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Zech 1:7
67%
7Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Neh 7:1
67%
1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Neh 11:21
67%
21But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
Neh 3:14
67%
14But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Neh 12:16
67%
16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
Neh 10:7
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7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Neh 12:33
66%
33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
1 Chr 24:25
66%
25The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
1 Chr 9:37
66%
37And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Ezra 10:24
66%
24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
1 Chr 9:14
66%
14And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Neh 3:4
66%
4And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.