Nehemiah 7:14
"The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore."

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above.

Reflection

But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

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Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God

gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

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)
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

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)
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)

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