Ezra 2:25
"The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three."

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

An account was kept of the families that came up out of captivity.

Reflection

See how sin lowers a nation, which righteousness would exalt!

Source: Matthew Henry Concise (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H7157 קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Definition:

17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18 17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18

Possible Meanings:
  • city of forests (semantic_range)
H7157 קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Definition:

17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18 17, assigned to JudahJoshua 15:60compareJudges 18:12(twice in verse), on border of BenjaminJoshua 15:9(יְעָרִים הַרJoshua 15:10,ᵐ5πόλιν Ιαρειν, seeיְעָרִים),Joshua 18:14; assigned to BenjaminJoshua 18

Possible Meanings:
  • city of forests (semantic_range)
H3716 כְּפִירָה
Definition:

Feminine ofkphiyr; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah.see HEBREWkphiyrBrown-Driver-Briggsכְּפִירָהproper name, of a locationcity of the Hivites subsequentl Feminine ofkphiyr; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah.see HEBREWkphiyrBrown-Driver-Briggsכְּפִירָהproper name, of a locationcity of the Hivites subsequentl

H0881 בְּאֵרוֹת
Definition:

2according to Masora, see BDEzra 2:23elsewhereבְּאֵרֹת), city of the GibeonitesJoshua 9:17; assigned to Benjamin2 Samuel 4:2;Joshua 18:25; compare alsoEzra 2:25;Nehemiah 7:29; modernel-BîrehRobBR i. 4 2according to Masora, see BDEzra 2:23elsewhereבְּאֵרֹת), city of the GibeonitesJoshua 9:17; assigned to Benjamin2 Samuel 4:2;Joshua 18:25; compare alsoEzra 2:25;Nehemiah 7:29; modernel-BîrehRobBR i. 4

H7651 שֶׁבַע
Definition:

2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120 2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120

Possible Meanings:
  • seven (semantic_range)
H3967 מֵאָה
Definition:

3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene 3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene

Possible Meanings:
  • hundred (semantic_range)
H0705 אַרְבָּעִים
Definition:

a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene

Possible Meanings:
  • forty (semantic_range)
H7969 שָׁלוֹשׁ
Definition:

890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine 890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine

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