Daily Verse
Ezra 2:9
"The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore."

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

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

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Reflection

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

Source: Matthew Henry Concise (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 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)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H2140 זַכַּי
Definition:

9(ᵐ5Ζακχου,ᵐ5LΖακχαιου) =Nehemiah 7:14(ᵐ5Ζαθου, AΖακχουρ,ᵐ5LΖακχαιου); perhaps =זַכַּיNehemiah 3:20Qr (Ktזַבַּיq. v.;ᵐ5Ζαβ(ρ)ου,ᵐ5LΡαββαι).**Nestle (privately) suggests that this might be abbreviated 9(ᵐ5Ζακχου,ᵐ5LΖακχαιου) =Nehemiah 7:14(ᵐ5Ζαθου, AΖακχουρ,ᵐ5LΖακχαιου); perhaps =זַכַּיNehemiah 3:20Qr (Ktזַבַּיq. v.;ᵐ5Ζαβ(ρ)ου,ᵐ5LΡαββαι).**Nestle (privately) suggests that this might be abbreviated

Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
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)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
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)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H8346 שִׁשִּׁים
Definition:

cityDeuteronomy 3:44t., cubit1 Kings 6:2;Ezekiel 40:14, man2 Kings 25:19=Jeremiah 52:25, dayLeviticus 12:5, etc.; plural nounבָּנוֺת2Chronicles 11:21, compareSongs 3:7; after plural nounNumbers 7:88(3 cityDeuteronomy 3:44t., cubit1 Kings 6:2;Ezekiel 40:14, man2 Kings 25:19=Jeremiah 52:25, dayLeviticus 12:5, etc.; plural nounבָּנוֺת2Chronicles 11:21, compareSongs 3:7; after plural nounNumbers 7:88(3

Possible Meanings:
  • sixty (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)

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