Nehemiah 12:41

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והכהנים וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כהן

kôhên

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Root

active participle of H3547 (כהן);

Exhaustive

active participle of כהן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3548

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּהֵן

noun / masculine • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 679

1. a servant (in a higher dignity), a minister, a counsellor performing service. 2. a priest.

כֹּהֵן

noun • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 680

1. An officer, a house-officer, counsellor. 2. A servant of God, who had charge of the sacrificial worship; a priest. This can refer to a priest of Aaron's line or a heathen priest.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἱερεὺσ ἱερεῖσ ἱερέα ἱερέωσ ἱερέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3548:

ἱερεὺσ 211× (28.0%)

ἱερεῖσ 192× (24.9%)

ἱερέα 71× (9.5%)

ἱερέωσ 58× (7.9%)

ἱερέων 58× (7.7%)

ἱερεύσ 34× (4.5%)

ἱερεῖ 33× (4.3%)

ἱερεῦσιν 30× (3.7%)

--- 16× (2.5%)

'' 11× (1.5%)

אליקים אֶלְיָקִ֡ים

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אליקים

ʼElyâqîym

Definition

Eljakim, the name of four Israelites

Root

from H410 (אל) and H6965 (קום); God of raising;

Exhaustive

from אל and קום; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites; Eliakim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H471

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלִיקִים

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 139

'El is setter up or assister'; proper name masculine

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶלְיָקִים

prop. name • Page 52

Proper name. 1. A praefectus palatii under Hezekiah. 2. A king of Judah, son of Josiah.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0471:

No stats available

מעשיה מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעשיה

Maʻăsêyâh

Definition

Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites

Root

or מעשיהו; from H4639 (מעשה) and H3050 (יה); work of Jah;

Exhaustive

or מעשיהו; from מעשה and יה; work of Jah; Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites; Maaseiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4641

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲשֵׂיָה

masculine proper noun • Strongs / High • Page 889

the same as מַעֲשֵׂי (the mighty deed of Jah). A proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μαασαιου μαασαια μασαια μαασηα μαασιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4641:

μαασαιου 5× (23.8%)

μαασαια 4× (18.2%)

μασαια 2× (9.8%)

μαασηα 2× (9.8%)

μαασιασ 2× (9.1%)

μαασαιαν 2× (7.6%)

מנימין מִ֠נְיָמִין

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנימין

Minyâmîyn

Definition

Minjamin, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H4480 (מן) and H3225 (ימין); from (the) right hand;

Exhaustive

from מן and ימין; from (the) right hand; Minjamin, the name of two Israelites; Miniamin. Compare מימן.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4509

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: βενιαμιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4509:

βενιαμιν 3× (100.0%)

מיכיה מִיכָיָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מיכיה

Mîykâyâh

Definition

Micajah, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H4310 (מי) and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 (כי) and H3050 (יה); who (is) like Jah?;

Exhaustive

from מי and (the prefix derivative from) כי and יה; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites; Micah, Michaiah. Compare מיכה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4320

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִיכָיָה

noun proper masculine / f. • Strongs / High • Page 844

(the same as מִיכָה) 1. A masculine proper name. 2. A feminine proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μιχαιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4320:

μιχαιασ 2× (50.0%)

אליועיני אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אליהועיני

ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay

Definition

Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites

Root

or (shortened) אליועיני; from H413 (אל) and H3068 (יהוה) and H5869 (עין); towards Jehovah (are) my eyes;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) אליועיני; from אל and יהוה and עין; towards Jehovah (are) my eyes; Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites; Elihoenai, Elionai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H454

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'to God are mine eyes directed'.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0454b:

No stats available

זכריה זְכַרְיָה

He Is Remembered ("Zechariah")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זכריה

Zᵉkaryâh

Definition

Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites

Root

or זכריהו; from H2142 (זכר) and H3050 (יה); Jah has remembered;

Exhaustive

or זכריהו; from זכר and יה; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites; Zachariah, Zechariah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2148

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Fürst Lexicon

זְכַרְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root זכר • Strongs / High • Page 434

Jah is renowned

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְכַרְיָה

proper name • Page 203

(Jehovah remembers) a proper name, (in Greek Ζαχαρίας). 1. a king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II (2 K. 14:29—15:11). 2. a prophet (Zech. 1:1, 7; Ezra 5:1; 6:14).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαχαριασ ζαχαρια ζαχαριαν ζαχαριου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2148a:

ζαχαριασ 17× (41.2%)

ζαχαρια 11× (25.2%)

ζαχαριαν 6× (14.1%)

ζαχαριου 5× (12.3%)

חנניה חֲנַנְיָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חנניה

Chănanyâh

Definition

Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

Root

or חנניהו; from H2603 (חנן) and H3050 (יה); Jah has favored;

Exhaustive

or חנניהו; from חנן and יה; Jah has favored; Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites; Hananiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2608

בקר

bâqâr

Definition

beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

Root

from H1239 (בקר);

Exhaustive

from בקר; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd; beeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1241

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲנַנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root חנן • Strongs / High • Page 506

A masculine proper name meaning 'Jah is kind'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בֹּקֶר

noun masculine • Page 112

1. the dawn, the morning. Gen. 1:5 ff. בֹּקֶר בֹּקֶר every morning, Ex. 30:7. 34:2. 2. i.q. מָחָר tomorrow, the morrow, cras. Ex. 16:7. Num. 16:5. לַבֹּקֶר on the morrow, i. e. soon, suddenly, Ps. 49:15. 90:14. 143:8.

בְּקַר

verb • Page 112

to seek, search. Ezra 4:15, 19. 5:17. and Ithpa. אִתְבַּקַר idem. Ezra 5:17.

בָּקַר

verb • Page 112

1. to see, behold, look; Ps. 27:4. 2. to look after, to search for any thing; Gen. 13:36. Lev. 27:33. 3. to think on, to reflect, meditate. Prov. 20:25. 2 K. 16:15. 4. to look after, to take care of any thing; Ezek. 34:11, 12.

בָּקָר

com. gen. • Page 112

collect. oxen, neat cattle, a herd of oxen, without distinction of age or sex. Gen. 12:16. 13:5. 18:7. 20:14. 21:27. Ex. 21:37 [22:1]. milch kine, cows, Gen. 33:13. a son of the herd, a calf, Gen. 18:7, 8.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ανανια ανανιασ ανανιαν ανανιου βοῶν μόσχουσ βόασ βόεσ δαμάλεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2608a:

ανανια 13× (42.0%)

ανανιασ 8× (29.0%)

ανανιαν 4× (14.8%)

ανανιου 3× (11.1%)

Hananiah_§Hananiah@Neh.12.41:

βοῶν 71× (38.1%)

μόσχουσ 19× (9.8%)

βόασ 18× (8.8%)

βόεσ 17× (8.5%)

δαμάλεισ 12× (7.2%)

μόσχων 7× (3.7%)

μόσχοι 5× (2.7%)

βουκόλια 5× (2.5%)

βουκολίων 5× (2.2%)

βουσὶν 4× (1.9%)

בחצצרות בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חצצרה

chătsôtsᵉrâh

Definition

a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)

Root

by reduplication from H2690 (חצר);

Exhaustive

by reduplication from חצר; a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note); trumpet(-er).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2689

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חִצְצֵר

verb • Root חצר • Consonantal / Low • Page 519

Piel form of חָצֵר (a variation of חִצְרֵר). To blow the trumpet.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֲצֹצְרָה

noun feminine • Page 243

see חֲצוֹצְרָה a trumpet.

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: σάλπιγξιν σάλπιγγεσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2689:

σάλπιγξιν 18× (62.2%)

σάλπιγγεσ 8× (26.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the priests: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets;

LITV Translation:
And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah were with trumpets.