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Nehemiah 12

Neh. 12:42 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Maaseiah
Ma`aseyah (Hebrew #4641)
from 4639 and 3050; work of Jah; Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites
KJV usage: Maaseiah.
Pronounce: mah-as-ay-yaw'
Origin: or Maaseyahuw {mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo}
, and Shemaiah
Shma`yah (Hebrew #8098)
from 8085 and 3050; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
KJV usage: Shemaiah.
Pronounce: shem-aw-yaw'
Origin: or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}
, and Eleazar
'El`azar (Hebrew #499)
God (is) helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Eleazar.
Pronounce: el-aw-zawr'
Origin: from 410 and 5826
, and Uzzi
`Uzziy (Hebrew #5813)
forceful; Uzzi, the name of six Israelites
KJV usage: Uzzi.
Pronounce: ooz-zee'
Origin: from 5810
, and Jehohanan
Yhowchanan (Hebrew #3076)
Jehovah-favored; Jehochanan, the name of eight Israelites
KJV usage: Jehohanan, Johanan. Compare 3110.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-khaw-nawn'
Origin: from 3068 and 2603
, and Malchijah
Malkiyah (Hebrew #4441)
from 4428 and 3050; king of (i.e. appointed by) Jah; Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites
KJV usage: Malchiah, Malchijah.
Pronounce: mal-kee-yaw'
Origin: or Malkiyahuw (Jer. 38:6), {mal-kee-yaw'-hoo}
, and Elam
`Eylam (Hebrew #5867)
probably from 5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
KJV usage: Elam.
Pronounce: ay-lawm'
Origin: or mOwlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}
, and Ezer
`Ezer (Hebrew #5829)
Ezer, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Ezer. Compare 5827.
Pronounce: ay'-zer
Origin: the same as 5828
. And the singers
shiyr (Hebrew #7891)
a primitive root (identical with 7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing
KJV usage: behold (by mistake for 7789), sing(-er, -ing man, - ing woman).
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or (the original form) shuwr (1 Sam. 18:6) {shoor}
μsang loud
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
z, with Jezrahiah
Yizrachyah (Hebrew #3156)
Jah will shine; Jizrachjah, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Izrahiah, Jezrahiah.
Pronounce: yiz-rakh-yaw'
Origin: from 2224 and 3050
their overseer
paqiyd (Hebrew #6496)
a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
KJV usage: which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.
Pronounce: paw-keed'
Origin: from 6485
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made their voice to be heard.
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Psa. 81:1• 1To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob; (Psa. 81:1)
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Psa. 98:4‑6• 4Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth; break forth and shout for joy, and sing psalms.
 5Sing psalms unto Jehovah with the harp: with the harp, and the voice of a song;
 6With trumpets and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah. (Psa. 98:4‑6)

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Eleazar,
Ezer,
Jehohanan,
Jezrahiah,
Maaseiah,
Malchijah,
Overseer,
Shemaiah,
Singing,
Uzzi

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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sang loud.
Heb. made their voice to be heard.
Psa. 81:1• 1To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob; (Psa. 81:1)
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Psa. 95:1• 1Come, let us sing aloud to Jehovah, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation; (Psa. 95:1)
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Psa. 98:4‑9• 4Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth; break forth and shout for joy, and sing psalms.
 5Sing psalms unto Jehovah with the harp: with the harp, and the voice of a song;
 6With trumpets and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.
 7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein;
 8Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together,
 9Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity. (Psa. 98:4‑9)
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Psa. 100:1‑2• 1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth!
 2Serve Jehovah with joy: come before his presence with exultation. (Psa. 100:1‑2)
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Isa. 12:5‑6• 5Sing psalms of Jehovah, for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:5‑6)
overseer.
Neh. 11:14• 14and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred and twenty-eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Gedolim. (Neh. 11:14)
• How pleasant singing is when it springs from a rejoicing heart. We do not need a choir to sing for us — that does not come from the heart, though granted, it may produce feelings in the heart. Our desire should be for that outward flow of praise to God. (“The Dedication of the Wall - Neh. 12:27-47” by N. Simon)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.