And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
And both the ſingers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, * according to the commandement of Dauid, and of Solomon his ſonne.
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582 Occurrence Count
בֵּן , masculine noun, beyn — son (value 52)
H1121,
בֵּן bên, bane; from H1129; 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.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.son, grandson, child, member of a group
son, male child
grandson
children (pl. - male and female)
youth, young men (pl.)
young (of animals)
sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
people (of a nation) (pl.)
of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
a member of a guild, order, class
Used in 3654 Verses, 37 Books 4899 Occurrence Count
דָּוִד , proper masculine noun, david — perhaps "beloved one", a son of Jesse (value 14)
H1732,
דָּוִד Dâvid, daw-veed'; rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd; from the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:—David.David = "beloved"
youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel
Used in 910 Verses, 19 Books 1074 Occurrence Count
טׇהֳרָה , feminine noun, tohora — purifying, cleansing (value 219)
H2893,
טׇהֳרָה ṭohŏrâh, toh-or-aw'; feminine of H2892; ceremonial purification; moral purity:—× is cleansed, cleansing, purification(-fying).purifying, cleansing, purification, purity, cleanness
purifying, menstruation
cleansing, purification
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 15 Occurrence Count
מִצְוָה , feminine noun, mitzva — commandment (value 141)
H4687,
מִצְוָה mitsvâh, mits-vaw'; from H6680; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law):—(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.commandment
commandment (of man)
the commandment (of God)
commandment (of code of wisdom)
Used in 177 Verses, 23 Books 181 Occurrence Count
מִשְׁמֶרֶת , feminine noun, mishmeret — a guard, watch, charge, function (value 980)
H4931,
מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth; feminine of H4929; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party:—charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch
guard, watch, house of detention or confinement
keeping, preserving
charge, injunction
office, function (ceremonial)
Used in 69 Verses, 18 Books 77 Occurrence Count
שׁוֹעֵר , masculine noun, shoʿeyr — a gatekeeper (value 576)
H7778,
שׁוֹעֵר shôwʻêr, sho-are'; or שֹׁעֵר shôʻêr active participle of H8176 (as denominative from H8179); a janitor:—doorkeeper, porter.Used in 37 Verses, 6 Books 37 Occurrence Count
שִׁיר , verb, shiyr — to sing (value 510)
H7891,
שִׁיר shîyr, sheer; or (the original form) שׁוּר shûwr; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing:—behold (by mistake for H7789), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).to sing
(Qal)
to sing
singer, songstresses (participle)
(Polel)
to sing
singer, songstress (participle)
(Hophal) to be sung
In
Job 36:24, this word is translated "Behold"; in modern versions, it is translated "Sing". The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than
H7788 hence the difference in the translations. (Cf. Gill on
Job 36:24)
Used in 79 Verses, 18 Books 82 Occurrence Count
שְׁלֹמֹה , proper masculine noun, shəlomoh — David's son and successor to his throne (value 375)
H8010,
שְׁלֹמֹה Shelômôh, shel-o-mo'; from H7965; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor:—Solomon.Solomon = "peace"
son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs
Used in 263 Verses, 11 Books 293 Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466 Occurrence Count
| Nehemiah 12:45Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים כְּמִצְוַ֥ת דָּוִ֖יד שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And both the singers |
H7891shiyr |
שִׁיר |
510 |
| and the porters |
H7778shoʿeyr |
שׁוֹעֵר |
576 |
| kept |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| the ward |
H4931mishmeret |
מִשְׁמֶרֶת |
980 |
| of their God, |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| and the ward |
H4931mishmeret |
מִשְׁמֶרֶת |
980 |
| of the purification, |
H2893tohora |
טׇהֳרָה |
219 |
| according to the commandment |
H4687mitzva |
מִצְוָה |
141 |
| of David, |
H1732david |
דָּוִד |
14 |
| and of Solomon |
H8010shəlomoh |
שְׁלֹמֹה |
375 |
| his son. |
H1121beyn |
בֵּן |
52 |
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