Nehemiah 12:42

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨ה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר וְעֻזִּ֛י וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ן וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וְעֵילָ֣ם וָעָ֑זֶר וַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖ה הַפָּקִֽיד׃

Transliteration

û-maʿăśēyāh û-šəmaʿəyāh wə-ʾelʿāzār wə-ʿuzzî wîhôḥānān û-malkiyyāh wə-ʿêlām wā-ʿāzer wa-yašmîʿû the-məšōrərîm wə-yizraḥyāh the-pāqîd

Grammar Details

*û-maʿăśēyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Maaseiah
*û-šəmaʿəyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Shemaiah
*wə-ʾelʿāzār*: conjunction + proper name - and Eleazar
*wə-ʿuzzî*: conjunction + proper name - and Uzzi
*wîhôḥānān*: conjunction + proper name - and Jehohanan
*û-malkiyyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Malchijah
*wə-ʿêlām*: conjunction + proper name - and Elam
*wā-ʿāzer*: conjunction + proper name - and Ezer
*wa-yašmîʿû*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they made heard
*məšōrərîm*: poel participle masculine plural - singers
*wə-yizraḥyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Jezrahiah
*pāqîd*: masculine singular noun - overseer/officer

Word Meanings

*wa-yašmîʿû*: they made heard/they sounded loudly/they caused to be heard
*məšōrərîm*: singers/musicians/those who sing
*pāqîd*: overseer/director/supervisor/superintendent

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Referenced Verses

Neh 11:14 : 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
Ps 81:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud{H8685)} unto God our strength: make a joyful noise{H8685)} unto the God of Jacob.
Ps 95:1 : 1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Ps 98:4-9 : 4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
Ps 100:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Isa 12:5-6 : 5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

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