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Jeremiah 52

Jer. 52:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the captain
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
of the guard
tabbach (Hebrew #2876)
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
KJV usage: cook, guard.
Pronounce: tab-bawkh'
Origin: from 2873
took
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
Seraiah
Srayah (Hebrew #8304)
from 8280 and 3050; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV usage: Seraiah.
Pronounce: ser-aw-yaw'
Origin: or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}
l the chief
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, andm Zephaniah
Tsphanyah (Hebrew #6846)
from 6845 and 3050; Jah has secreted; Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Zephaniah.
Pronounce: tsef-an-yaw'
Origin: or Tsphanyahuw {tsef-an-yaw'-hoo}
the second
mishneh (Hebrew #4932)
properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
KJV usage: college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.
Pronounce: mish-neh'
Origin: from 8138
priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and the three
shalowsh (Hebrew #7969)
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
KJV usage: + fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shaw-loshe'
Origin: or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}
keepers
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: 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).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
of the νdoor
caph (Hebrew #5592)
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
KJV usage: bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
Pronounce: saf
Origin: from 5605, in its original sense of containing
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. (2 Kings 25:18)
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Jer. 21:1• 1The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, (Jer. 21:1)
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Jer. 29:25• 25Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, (Jer. 29:25)
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threshold.

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Captain,
Chief Priest,
Guard,
Priest; Priesthood,
Seraiah,
Three,
Zephaniah

Cross References

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the captain.
Jer. 52:12,15• 12And in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;
 15And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive of the poorest sort of the people, and the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the deserters that had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. (Jer. 52:12,15)
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. (2 Kings 25:18)
Seraiah.
1 Chron. 6:14• 14and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak, (1 Chron. 6:14)
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Ezra 7:1• 1And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkijah, (Ezra 7:1)
Zephaniah.
Jer. 21:1• 1The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, (Jer. 21:1)
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Jer. 29:25,29• 25Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
 29--And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah. (Jer. 29:25,29)
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Jer. 37:3• 3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto Jehovah our God for us. (Jer. 37:3)
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. (2 Kings 25:18)
door.
Heb.
threshold.
Jer. 35:4• 4and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold. (Jer. 35:4)
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1 Chron. 9:19‑26• 19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance.
 20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.
 21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
 22All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust.
 23And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.
 24At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
 25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come after every seven days from time to time with them.
 26For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God; (1 Chron. 9:19‑26)
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Psa. 84:10• 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10)
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Psa. 84•  (Psa. 84)
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J. N. Darby Translation

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And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.