Nehemiah 7:44

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

המשררים הַמְשֹׁרְרים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

שיר

shîyr

Definition

to sing

Root

or (the original form) שור; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 (שור) through the idea of strolling minstrelsy);

Exhaustive

or (the original form) שור; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with שור through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing; behold (by mistake for שור), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7891

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁיר

noun masculine • Root שור • Strongs / High • Page 1402

A song; also refers to the participle forms (שׁוֹרְרִים, שׁוֹרְרוֹת) used for temple-singers.

שִׁיר

m. noun • Root שור • Strongs / High • Page 1416

A song, poem, which is recited, dedicated, or joyous; applied generally to religious poems, or the most excellent song (Song of Songs).

Particle definite article, Verb Piel participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ᾄδοντεσ ᾄσατε ᾀδόντων ᾄσομαι ᾖσεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7891:

ᾄδοντεσ 15× (15.3%)

ᾄσατε 10× (12.7%)

ᾀδόντων 8× (8.7%)

ᾄσομαι 6× (7.6%)

ᾖσεν 4× (4.9%)

ψαλτῳδοὶ 4× (4.1%)

ἄισατε 3× (3.8%)

ᾄσομαί 2× (2.5%)

αἴσωμεν 2× (2.5%)

ᾄσω 2× (2.5%)

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

אסף אָסָף

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אסף

ʼÂçâph

Definition

Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first

Root

from H622 (אסף); collector;

Exhaustive

from אסף; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first; Asaph.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H623

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָסָף

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 169

Collector i.e. protector; proper name of the father of Joah; a singer and poet in David's time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָסָף

m. proper name • Root אסף • Page 63

(collector) proper name of a Levite, who was one of David's chief musicians, and a poet; to him are ascribed many of the Psalms (1 Chr. 6:24 [39], 15:17, 16:5, 2 Chr. 29:30).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0623:

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מאה מֵאָה

a hundred

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאה

mêʼâh

Definition

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

Root

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral

Exhaustive

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3967

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. noun • Root מאה • Strongs / High • Page 798

A multitude, a heap; then a hundred, either as a large round sum or a definite number. Its dual form מָאתַיִם means two hundred, and its plural מֵאוֹת means hundreds.

מֵאָה

numeral noun / f. • Strongs / High • Page 799

A hundred; a hundred-fold; the hundredth. Also used to denote extent or greatness, as in מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה (tower of extent, giant-tower).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. const. מְאַת / dec. xi. b. • Page 351

a hundred. Includes various forms like dual מָאתַיִם and plur. מֵאוֹות. (Gen. 17:17, 25:7; Prov. 17:10; Ecc. 8:12). Also prob. interest, usury (Neh. 5:11). Also proper name of a tower in Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1, 12:39).

Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι πεντήκοντα τριάκοντα διακόσιοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3967:

ἑκατὸν 146× (18.2%)

εἴκοσι 46× (5.0%)

πεντήκοντα 44× (4.5%)

τριάκοντα 39× (4.3%)

διακόσιοι 38× (4.8%)

ἑξακόσιοι 33× (4.1%)

πέντε 25× (2.1%)

ἑπτακόσιοι 23× (2.8%)

δύο 22× (1.9%)

τριακόσιοι 21× (2.7%)

ארבעים אַרְבָּעִים

fours/forty

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארבעים

ʼarbâʻîym

Definition

forty

Root

multiple of H702 (ארבע);

Exhaustive

multiple of ארבע; forty; -forty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H705

Adjective cardinal number masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0705:

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ושמנהס וּשְׁמֹנָה׃ס

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

שמנה

shᵉmôneh

Definition

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

Root

or שמונה; feminine שמנה; or שמונה; apparently from H8082 (שמן) through the idea of plumpness;

Exhaustive

or שמונה; feminine שמנה; or שמונה; apparently from שמן through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth; eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8083

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמֵן

verb • Root שמנ • Inferred / Low • Page 1449

intransitive: to be thick, fat, corpulent; figuratively: to be rich, to shine with fatness, to pamper themselves.

Matched via inferred root to Fuerst root field

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמֹנֶה and שְׁמֹנָה

f. and m. numeral • Page 687

eight. Plur. שְׁמֹנִים eighty.

Conjunction, Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: ὀκτὼ δέκα ὀκτώ ὀκτωκαίδεκα ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8083:

ὀκτὼ 35× (24.1%)

δέκα 11× (7.4%)

ὀκτώ 10× (5.6%)

ὀκτωκαίδεκα 9× (7.0%)

ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ 7× (5.0%)

εἴκοσι 7× (4.8%)

ὀκτακόσιοι 6× (4.5%)

'' 6× (4.0%)

ἑπτακόσια 5× (4.0%)

τριάκοντα 4× (2.8%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Those singing: the sons of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.

LITV Translation:
The singers: the sons of Asaph were a hundred and forty eight.