Ezra 2:26
"The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one."

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 (7 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)
H7414 רָמָה
Definition:

15;Nehemiah 11:33):1in Benjamin, on border of Ephraim,Hosea 5:8;1 Kings 15:17,21,22 2Chronicles 16:1,5,6;Judges 4:5;Judges 19:3;Isaiah 10:29;Jeremiah 31:15;Jeremiah 40:1;Joshua 18:25(P),Ezra 2:26=Nehe 15;Nehemiah 11:33):1in Benjamin, on border of Ephraim,Hosea 5:8;1 Kings 15:17,21,22 2Chronicles 16:1,5,6;Judges 4:5;Judges 19:3;Isaiah 10:29;Jeremiah 31:15;Jeremiah 40:1;Joshua 18:25(P),Ezra 2:26=Nehe

Possible Meanings:
  • worm (semantic_range)
  • decay (semantic_range)
H1387 גֶּבַע
Definition:

17+; constructJudges 20:10+;גָּ֑בַעJoshua 18:24+; — Levitical city, in BenjaminJoshua 21:17=1 Chronicles 6:45;Joshua 18:24compare1 Chronicles 8:6;1 Kings 15:22;Nehemiah 11:31; also1 Samuel 13:16&Judge 17+; constructJudges 20:10+;גָּ֑בַעJoshua 18:24+; — Levitical city, in BenjaminJoshua 21:17=1 Chronicles 6:45;Joshua 18:24compare1 Chronicles 8:6;1 Kings 15:22;Nehemiah 11:31; also1 Samuel 13:16&Judge

Possible Meanings:
  • convex, projecting, high (semantic_range)
  • swell, swell up (semantic_range)
  • hump-backed (semantic_range)
  • hill (semantic_range)
H8337 שֵׁשׁ
Definition:

Masculine shishshah {shish-shaw'}; a primitive number; six (as an overplus (seesuws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth.see HEBREWsuwsBrown-Driver-B Masculine shishshah {shish-shaw'}; a primitive number; six (as an overplus (seesuws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth.see HEBREWsuwsBrown-Driver-B

Possible Meanings:
  • byssus (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)
H6242 עֶשְׂרִים
Definition:

1without other number:a.usually followed by singular noun (especiallyשָׁנָה,אִישׁ,אַמָּה, etc.)Genesis 31:38;1 Samuel 14:14;Exodus 38:1864t., +עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף20,0001 Chronicles 18:47t. +Ezekiel 45:1(r 1without other number:a.usually followed by singular noun (especiallyשָׁנָה,אִישׁ,אַמָּה, etc.)Genesis 31:38;1 Samuel 14:14;Exodus 38:1864t., +עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף20,0001 Chronicles 18:47t. +Ezekiel 45:1(r

Possible Meanings:
  • twenty (semantic_range)
H0259 אֶחָד
Definition:

5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ 5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ

Possible Meanings:
  • one (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • each (semantic_range)
  • every (semantic_range)
  • a certain (semantic_range)

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