Nehemiah 12:22
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.”
רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
כָּתַב
were recorded
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ
Darius
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דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ
Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
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יוֹיָדָע
Joiada
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יוֹיָדָע
Jojada, the name of two Israelites
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מַלְכוּת
the reign of
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מַלְכוּת
a rule; concretely, a dominion
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