Ezra 4:9 Go deeper
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Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, (KJV)
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אֱדַ֜יִן'e.Da.yinthen
רְח֣וּםre.ChumRehum
Lemma: רְחוּם (re.chum) · Strong's: H7348B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Rehum
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7348B; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 2
בְּעֵל\־be.'el-lord of
Lemma: בְּעֵל (be.el) · Strong's: H1169
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: commander
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1169; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 3
טְעֵ֗םte.'Emcommand
וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.Shaiand Shimshai
Lemma: שִׁמְשַׁי (shim.shay) · Strong's: H8124
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Shimshai
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8124; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 5
סָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'scribe the
Lemma: סָפִר (sa.pher) · Strong's: H5613
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: scribe
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5613; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 6
וּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'Arand [the] rest of
Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7606
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:20, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7606; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 7
כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןke.na.va.te.Honassociates their
דִּ֠ינָיֵאDi.na.ye'Dinay the
Lemma: דִּינָיֵא (di.nay) · Strong's: H1784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: judge
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1784; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 9
וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אva.'a.far.sat.kha.Ye'and officials the
Lemma: אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא (a.phar.sat.te.khay) · Strong's: H0671B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: govenors
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0671B; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 10
טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtar.pe.la.Ye'Tarpelites the
Lemma: טַרְפְּלָיֵא (tar.pe.lay) · Strong's: H2967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: officials
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2967; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 11
אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א'a.fa.re.sa.Ye'Sipparites the
Lemma: אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא (a.pha.re.say) · Strong's: H0670
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: Persia
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0670; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 12
בָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'Babylonians the
Lemma: בָּֽבְלַי (bav.li) · Strong's: H0896
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANgmpd)
Meaning: Babylonian
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0896; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 13
שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אshu.shan.kha.Ye'Susanchites the
Lemma: שׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵא (shu.shan.khi) · Strong's: H7801
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANgmpd)
Meaning: Susa
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7801; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 14
עֵלְמָיֵֽא\׃'e.le.ma.Ye'Elamites the
Lemma: עֵלְמָיֵא (al.mi) · Strong's: H5962
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANgmpd)
Meaning: Elamite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5962; TAHOT Ezra 4:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| From Rehum | → | רְחוּם H7348B Rehum |
| the commander | → | בְּעֵל H1169 commander |
| . . . | → | טְעֵם H2942 command |
| Shimshai | → | שִׁמְשַׁי H8124 Shimshai |
| the scribe | → | סָפִר H5613 scribe |
| and the rest | → | שְׁאָר H7606 remainder |
| of their associates | → | כְּנָת H3675 associate |
| the judges | → | דִּינָיֵא H1784 judge |
| and officials | → | אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא H0671B govenors |
| over Tripolis | → | טַרְפְּלָיֵא H2967 officials |
| Persia | → | אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא H0670 Persia |
| Erech | → | H0756 |
| and Babylon | → | בָּֽבְלַי H0896 Babylonian |
| the Elamites | → | עֵלְמָיֵא H5962 Elamite |
| of Susa | → | שׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵא H7801 Susa |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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