Nehemiah 7:40
"The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two."

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)
H0564 אִמֵּר
Definition:

14perhaps =2ancestor of priest1 Chronicles 9:12compareNehemiah 11:13;Ezra 2:37;Ezra 10:20;Nehemiah 7:40.3priest in Jeremiah's timeJeremiah 20:1.4father of ZadokNehemiah 3:29.5. proper name, of a locat 14perhaps =2ancestor of priest1 Chronicles 9:12compareNehemiah 11:13;Ezra 2:37;Ezra 10:20;Nehemiah 7:40.3priest in Jeremiah's timeJeremiah 20:1.4father of ZadokNehemiah 3:29.5. proper name, of a locat

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H0505 אֶלֶף
Definition:

1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri 1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri

Possible Meanings:
  • 1,000 (semantic_range)
H2572 חֲמִשִּׁים
Definition:

15154t. (includingEzekiel 40:25,29,33, strike out Co) +Ezekiel 45:12(so read A Hi Co forחמּשׁה); suffixחֲמִשֶּׁיךָ2 Kings 1:10,12,חֲמִשָּׁיו2 Kings 1:94t.,חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶם2 Kings 1:14; —1absolutea.a fifty 15154t. (includingEzekiel 40:25,29,33, strike out Co) +Ezekiel 45:12(so read A Hi Co forחמּשׁה); suffixחֲמִשֶּׁיךָ2 Kings 1:10,12,חֲמִשָּׁיו2 Kings 1:94t.,חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶם2 Kings 1:14; —1absolutea.a fifty

Possible Meanings:
  • in battle array (semantic_range)
H8147 שְׁנַיִם
Definition:

768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת 768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת

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