Ezra 8:1 Go deeper
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 1
רָאשֵׁ֥יra.Shei[are] [the] heads of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head: leader
Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 2
אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.Hemfathers their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 3
וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑םve.hit.yach.Samand recording genealogy they
Lemma: יָחַשׂ (ya.cha.s) · Strong's: H3187
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: to enroll
Used 18 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:33, 1 Chronicles 5:1, 1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 5:17, 1 Chronicles 7:5, 1 Chronicles 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3187; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 4
הָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.Limwho came up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 5
עִמִּ֗י'i.Miwith me
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 6
בְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.Khutin [the] reign of
Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: royalty
Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 7
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'Artaxerxes
Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) · Strong's: H0783A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Artaxerxes
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:7, Ezra 7:1, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 7:11, Nehemiah 2:1, Nehemiah 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0783A; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 8
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 9
מִבָּבֶֽל\׃\ \סmi.ba.Velfrom Babylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Ezra 8:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| are the family | → | אָב H0001G father |
| heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| and genealogical records | → | יָחַשׂ H3187 to enroll |
| of those who returned | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| with me | → | עִם H5973A with |
| from Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| during the reign | → | מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty |
| of King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Artaxerxes | → | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא H0783A Artaxerxes |
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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