Nehemiah 7:52
"The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,"

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 (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)
H1153 בְּסַר
Definition:

52=בֵֿסָ֑י׳בEzra 2:49.בסר(be too early, Arabic, compare Aramaicבְּסִירָהhalf-ripe).Topical LexiconIdentification and Placement in Scriptureבְּסַר (Strong’s Hebrew 1153, transliterated “Besar”) names a 52=בֵֿסָ֑י׳בEzra 2:49.בסר(be too early, Arabic, compare Aramaicבְּסִירָהhalf-ripe).Topical LexiconIdentification and Placement in Scriptureבְּסַר (Strong’s Hebrew 1153, transliterated “Besar”) names a

Possible Meanings:
  • unripe (semantic_range)
  • sour grapes (semantic_range)
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)
H4586 מְעוּנָי
Definition:

7 and1 Chronicles 4:41Qr (Ktהמעינים,ᵐ5Bτοὺς Μιναίους,ᵐ5Lτ.Κιναίους; read alsoמֵהַמְּעוּנִים2Chronicles 20:1 (forᵑ0מֵהָעַמּוֺנִים), soᵐ5BA(ᵐ5LΑμμανιειμ), Ew Be Ke Ot Kau Kit;בְּנֵימְֿעוּנִים(among Neth 7 and1 Chronicles 4:41Qr (Ktהמעינים,ᵐ5Bτοὺς Μιναίους,ᵐ5Lτ.Κιναίους; read alsoמֵהַמְּעוּנִים2Chronicles 20:1 (forᵑ0מֵהָעַמּוֺנִים), soᵐ5BA(ᵐ5LΑμμανιειμ), Ew Be Ke Ot Kau Kit;בְּנֵימְֿעוּנִים(among Neth

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)
H5300 נְפוּשְׁסִים
Definition:

ForNphiyciym; Nephushesim, a Temple- servant -- Nephisesim (from the margin).see HEBREWNphiyciymNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originthe same asNephisim, q.v.Brown-Driver-Briggsנפיסיםproper nameKt, in ForNphiyciym; Nephushesim, a Temple- servant -- Nephisesim (from the margin).see HEBREWNphiyciymNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originthe same asNephisim, q.v.Brown-Driver-Briggsנפיסיםproper nameKt, in

H5304 נְפִיסִים
Definition:

50) and “Nephishesim” (Nehemiah 7:52). Both passages place the family among the Nethinim—the temple servants who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Their appearance in paired census lists undersco 50) and “Nephishesim” (Nehemiah 7:52). Both passages place the family among the Nethinim—the temple servants who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Their appearance in paired census lists undersco

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