Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"

1. Hittite husband of Bathsheba

2. a priest who built king Ahaz' heathen altar

3. a priest who rebuilt Jerusalem's wall

4. a prophet slain by Jehoiakim

beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity

(BDB)

1. conjunction, proximity

2. beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

speech, word, speaking, thing

1. speech

2. saying, utterance

3. word, words

4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers"

1. 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel

2. king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II

3. son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation

4. one of the sons of Jehiel

5. a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David

6. one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat

7. son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple

8. a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah

9. the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra

10. son of Bebai

11. one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people

12. one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity

13. ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai

14. a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah

15. a priest, son of Pashur

16. the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above

17. one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah

18. a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser

19. one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom

20. son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel

21. 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari

22. a Manassite, father of Iddo

23. father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit

24. one of the sons of Jehoshaphat

25. a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known

26. father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother

27. one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah

28. one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah

29. son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"

1. father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah

2. high priest in the reign of Josiah

3. a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi

4. another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah

5. one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest

6. a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah

7. father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon

Hashbadana = "considerate judge"

1. one of the men who stood on the left of Ezra while he read the law to the people

Hashum = "rich"

1. head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel

2. one of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law

right, right hand, right side

1. right hand

2. right (of direction)

3. south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

tower

1. tower

2. elevated stage, pulpit

3. raised bed

Mishael = "who is what God is"

1. the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord

2. a son of Uzziel and a cousin of Moses and Aaron

3. one of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

Malchijah or Malchiah = "my king is Jehovah"

1. the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah

2. the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast

3. the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David

4. one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah

5. a Levite ancestor of Asaph and descendant of Levi through Gershon

6. son of Parosh who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

7. son of Harim who put away a foreign wife and helped repair the wall and the Tower of Ovens in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah

8. son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, who helped repair the Refuse Gate in the time of Nehemiah

9. a goldsmith who helped repair the wall in the time of Nehemiah

Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah"

1. a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

2. a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

3. a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

4. a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

5. father of Azariah

6. one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

7. a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people

8. one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah

9. a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu

10. a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

11. another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

12. father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah

13. father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of Jeremiah

14. a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth

15. son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah

16. an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah

17. son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel

18. governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah

19. son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah

20. ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a priest

Meshullam = "friend"

1. grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe

2. son of Zerubbabel

3. a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal

4. a Benjamite, father of Sallu

5. a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity

6. a Benjamite

   1. perhaps the same as 3 or 4

7. a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah

8. son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem

9. son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem

10. a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

11. father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah

    1. perhaps the same as 'Shallum'

12. a priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth, son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai

13. a priest or family of priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

14. a priest, head of the family of Ginnethon and representative of the house of Ezra in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua

15. a priest, one of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

16. a Kohathite or family of Kohathite Levites in the reign of Josiah

17. a Levite, one of the heads sent to Iddo to gather the Levites to join the caravan about to return to Jerusalem; a chief man who assisted Ezra in abolishing the marriages which some of the people had made with foreign wives

18. ancestor of a family of porters or Levites in days of Nehemiah

19. a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife and put her away

20. one of the men who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

    1. maybe the same as 17

Mattithiah = "gift of Jehovah"

1. a Levite who presided over the offerings

2. a Levite appointed by David to minister in the musical service before the ark

3. one of the family of Nebo who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

4. one of the men who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

to count, recount, relate

1. (Qal)

   1. to count (things)

   2. to number, take account of, reckon

2. (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered

3. (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare

   1. to recount (something), rehearse

   2. to talk

   3. to count exactly or accurately

4. (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related

   masculine noun

enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe

1. enumerator, muster-officer, secretary

2. learned man, scribe

Ezra = "help"

1. the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah

2. a priest with Zerubbabel

3. another post-exilic Jew

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although

to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand

1. (Qal)

   1. to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of

   2. to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease

   3. to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast

   4. to make a stand, hold one's ground

   5. to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright

   6. to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against

   7. to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to station, set

   2. to cause to stand firm, maintain

   3. to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect

   4. to present (one) before (king)

   5. to appoint, ordain, establish

3. (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

Anaiah = "Jehovah has answered"

1. a priest who helped Ezra and signed the covenant with Nehemiah

tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows

1. tree, trees

2. wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

to do, fashion, accomplish, make

1. (Qal)

   1. to do, work, make, produce

      1. to do

      2. to work

      3. to deal (with)

      4. to act, act with effect, effect

   2. to make

      1. to make

      2. to produce

      3. to prepare

      4. to make (an offering)

      5. to attend to, put in order

      6. to observe, celebrate

      7. to acquire (property)

      8. to appoint, ordain, institute

      9. to bring about

      10. to use

      11. to spend, pass

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be done

   2. to be made

   3. to be produced

   4. to be offered

   5. to be observed

   6. to be used

3. (Pual) to be made

(Piel) to press, squeeze

Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed"

1. father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah

2. father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession

the left, the left hand, the left side

1. left

2. left hand

3. north (as one faces east)

Shema = "hear"

1. a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela

2. a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham

3. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi'

4. an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people