Nehemiah Chapter 12

The priest who returned

12:1 Now these [are] the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here that went up with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶל
Transliteration: zᵊrubāḇel – Pronunciation: zer-oob-baw-vel’ – proper masculine noun Meaning sown in Babylon, the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon For more info click here the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַ‎
Transliteration: vᵊyēšûaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here: Seraiah, Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ
Transliteration: yirmᵊyâ – Pronunciation: yir-meh-yaw’ – proper masculine noun Meaning “whom Yahweh has appointed”or “Yah will rise”, the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name. 2. a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah. Also the name of seven or eight Israelites: For more info on the word click here, Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here,
12:2 Amariah, Malluch (or Melicu), Hattush,
12:3 Shechaniah (or Shebaniah), Rehum (or Harim), Meremoth (or Meraioth),
12:4 Iddoעִדּוֹ‎
Īddō; also Jedo; Greek: Αδει, Αδδω, Adei, Addō meaning “His Love” For more info click here, Ginnetho (or Ginnethon), Abijah,
12:5 Miamin (or Miniamin), Maadiah (or Moadiah), Bilgah,
12:6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
12:7 Sallu (or Sallai), Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the rulers of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here and of their brothers in the days of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here.
12:8 And the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service – For more info click here: Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
12:9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, were next to them in the watches.

Succession of the high priests

12:10 And Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַ‎
Transliteration: vᵊyēšûaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada,
12:11 And Joiada fathered Jonathan (or Jehonathan), and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priestsכֹהֲנִים
Transliteration ḵōhănîm, literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, priest, prince, principal officer. For more info click here, the rulers of the fathers: from [the house of] Seraiah was Meraiah; of Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָה
Transliteration: לְיִרְמְיָה – proper masculine noun Meaning “whom Yahweh has appointed”or “Yah will rise”, the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name. 2. a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah. Also the name of seven or eight Israelites: For more info on the word click here was Hananiah;
12:13 of Ezraלְעֶזְרָא
Transliteration: lᵊʿezrā’ – also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here, Meshullam was Amariah, Jehohanan;
12:14 of Melicu, Jonathan was Shebaniah, Joseph;
12:15 of Harim, Adna was Meraioth, Helkai;
12:16 of Iddoלְעִדּוֹא‎
Transliteration: lᵊʿidô’; also Jedo; Greek: Αδει, Αδδω, Adei, Addō meaning “His Love” For more info click here, Zechariah was Ginnethon, Meshullam;
12:17 of Abijah [was] Zichri from Miniamin, of Moadiah was Piltai:
12:18 of Bilgah [was] Shammua from Shemaiah [was] Jehonathan;
12:19 And of Joiarib [was] Mattenai; of Jedaiah [was] Uzzi;
12:20 of Sallai [was] Kallai of Amok [was] Eber;
12:21 of Hilkiah [was] Hashabiah; of Jedaiah [was] Nethaneel.
12:22 the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were written rulers of the fathers: and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: vᵊhakōhănîm – Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, until the reign of Darius the Persian.
12:23 The sons of Leviלֵוִי‎
(/ˈliːvaɪ/ LEE-vy; Modern: Levī,The Torah suggests that the name Levi refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from Hebrew yillaweh, meaning he will join, but scholars suspect that it may simply mean priest, either as a loan word from the Minaean lawi’u, meaning priest, or by referring to those people who were joined to the Ark of the Covenant. For more info click here, the rulers of the fathers, were written in the Book of the Chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
12:24 And the rulers of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here: [were] Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַ‎
Transliteration: vᵊyēšûaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers next to them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the command of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here the man of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: hā’ĕlōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator, watch by watch.
12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה
Transliteration:ōḇaḏyâ or עֹבַדְיָהוּ‎ – ʿŌḇaḏyāhū; “servant of Yah”, or “Slave of Yah [YHWH]”), also known as Abdia For more info click here, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] guarding  gates the guard at the thresholds of the gates.
12:26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָה
Transliteration: nᵊḥemyâ – Pronunciation: nekh-em-yaw’ – proper masculine noun Meaning “Yahweh comforts, 1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem For more info click here the governor, and of Ezraוְעֶזְרָא
Transliteration: vᵊʿezrā’ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the priestהַכֹּהֵן
hakōhēn, ko-hane’ the Kohen = the priest, the principal officer or the chief ruler – For more info click here, the scribe.

Dedication of the walls

12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here they sought the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָם‎
Transliteration: lîrûšālām – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, lyres, and with harps.
12:28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country on every side of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, and from the villages of Netophasi;
12:29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built themselves villages all on every side of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here.
12:30 And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
12:31 Then I brought up the rulers of Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here on the wall, and chose two great thanksgiving choirs, One went on the right hand on the wall toward the Dung Gate:
12:32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the rulers of Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here,
12:33 And Azariahעֲזַרְיָה
‘Ǎzaryāh, “Yah has helped” or “Yahweh has helped” For more info on click here, Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here, and Meshullam,
12:34 Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here, and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִן
Transliteration: ûḇinyāmin Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) – son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin – a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife – the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob – For more info click here, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָה
Transliteration: vᵊyirmᵊyâ – proper masculine noun Meaning “whom Yahweh has appointed”or “Yah will rise”, the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name. 2. a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah. Also the name of seven or eight Israelites: For more info on the word click here,
12:35 And [many] of the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here sons with trumpets; [namely], Zechariahזְכַרְיָה
Transliteration: zᵊḵaryâ Pronunciation: zek-ar-yaw’ – Meaning “Yahweh remembers” minor prophet; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel – a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David – For more info on the other people with this name click here the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaphאָסָף ‎
Transliteration:’āsāp̄, “gatherer” – the father of Hezekiah’s secretary – a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David – a Persian officer over the royal forest. For more info click here:
12:36 And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judahוִיהוּדָה‎
Transliteration: vîhûḏâ, literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here, Hanani, with the musical instruments of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here the man of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
the God – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, and Ezraוְעֶזְרָא
Transliteration: vᵊʿezrā’ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the scribe before them.
12:37 And at the Fountain Gate, across from them, they went up by the stairs of the city of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here, at the going up of the wall, above the house of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here, even to the Water Gate eastward.
12:38 And the other thanksgiving choir were going to the opposite [side], and I after them, and the half of the people on the wall, from beyond the Tower of Furnaces even to the Broad Wall;
12:39 And from above the Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם‎
(/ˈiːfriːəm/;ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם‎ ʾEp̄rāyīm). The Book of Genesis related the name “Ephraim” to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), meaning “to be fruitful”. This referring to Joseph’s ability to produce children, specifically while in Egypt (termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction). The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as “I will be fruitful”, with the prefix of aleph (א‎) indicating the first person, singular, future tense, Also name for an Israelite tribe – sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah). For more info click here Gate, and above the Old Gate and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate: and they stood still in the Prison Gate.
12:40 So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
the God – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
12:41 And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariahזְכַרְיָה
Transliteration: zᵊḵaryâ Pronunciation: zek-ar-yaw’ – Meaning “Yahweh remembers” minor prophet; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel – a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David – For more info on the other people with this name click here, and Hananiah, [were] with trumpets;
12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָר
Transliteration: vᵊ’elʿāzār – Eleazar = “God has helped” 1. the high priest son of Aaron 2. Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark 3. the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra 4. one of David’s mighty warriors 5. a Levite 6.someone of the linage of Parosh For more info click here, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elamוְעֵילָם‎
Transliteration: vᵊʿêlām, means eternity 1.a Korhite Levite in the time of David 2.a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin 3. ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 4. a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5. another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 6. a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7. another head of a family of returning exiles – For more info click here, and Ezer. And the singers sang aloud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced. Because the Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
the God – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here was heard even at a great distance.
12:44 And at that time were some chosen over the rooms for the treasuries, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the Torahהַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration; hatôrâ “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: lakōhănîm –  literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer For more info click here and the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊlalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here: for Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here rejoiced because the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: vᵊhakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here and because the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
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12:45 And both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the watch their Elohim אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
Transliteration: ‘ĕlōhêhem – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, and the watch of the purification, according to the command of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here, [and] of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה‎
His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign Reign 970–931 BCE (hypothesized)For more info click here his son.
12:46 Because in the past days of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here and Asaphוְאָסָף ‎
Transliteration:vᵊ’āsāp̄, “gatherer” – the father of Hezekiah’s secretary – a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David – a Persian officer over the royal forest. For more info click here there were heads of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to Elohimלֵאלֹהִים
Transliteration: lē’lōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator.
12:47 And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here in the days of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶל
Transliteration: zᵊrubāḇel – Pronunciation: zer-oob-baw-vel’ – proper masculine noun Meaning sown in Babylon, the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon For more info click here, and in the days of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָה
Transliteration: nᵊḥemyâ – Pronunciation: nekh-em-yaw’ – proper masculine noun Meaning “Yahweh comforts, 1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem For more info click here, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, every day its portion: and they sanctifiedוּמַקְדִּשִׁים‎
Transliteration ûmaqdišîm; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):—appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), × wholly. For more info click here [holy things]  to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: lalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service – For more info click here; and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service – For more info click here sanctifiedמַקְדִּשִׁים‎
Transliteration maqdišîm; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):—appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), × wholly. For more info click here the sons of Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here.