Nehemiah 11:19 — Word Study
WLCוְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ עַקּ֣וּב טַלְמ֔וֹן וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים מֵאָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
BSAAnd the gatekeepersshôwʻêr [porters, doorkeepers] AkkubʻAqqûwb TalmonṬalmôwn and their associatesʼâch [brethren, relatives, fellow workers] who kept watchshâmar [guarded, maintained] at the gatesshaʻar [doors, entrances] 172 menmêʼâh [a hundred seventy and two]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ | and the gatekeepers | Conjunction, particle, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| עַקּ֣וּב | Akkub | Noun proper masculine |
| טַלְמ֔וֹן | Talmon | Noun proper masculine |
| וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | and brothers their | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים | who kept watch | Particle, verb qal participle (active) masculine plural |
| בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים | at the gates | Preposition, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| מֵאָ֖ה | one hundred | Adj |
| שִׁבְעִ֥ים | seventy | |
| וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ | and two | Conjunction |
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| BSB | And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men. |
| KJV | Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. |
| ASV | Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two. |
| YLT | And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, [are] a hundred seventy and two. |
| WEB | Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two. |
| BBE | In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two. |
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Deep Study — Nehemiah 11:19
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Organization of the Gatekeepersgenerated
Nehemiah 11:19 describes the gatekeepers of Jerusalem, specifically naming Akkub and Talmon, along with their associates. This verse is part of a larger account detailing the roles and responsibilities of various groups within the returned exiles, emphasizing the importance of order and duty in the restored community. The mention of 172 men highlights the organized structure that was essential for the functioning of the city after the return from exile.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nehemiah 7:45 | The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all. |
| 2 | Nehemiah 12:25 | Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. |
| 3 | 1 Chronicles 9:17–22 | These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; |
| 4 | Psalm 84:10 | For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — שֹׁועֵר, ve.ha.sho.'a.Rimgenerated
The word שֹׁועֵר (sho'er) is a noun meaning 'gatekeeper' or 'porter'. It derives from a root that conveys the idea of guarding or keeping, indicating a person responsible for overseeing entrances. This term is consistently defined across lexicons as someone who controls access, reflecting their vital role in maintaining security.
In this verse, the gatekeepers are identified as those who 'kept watch' at the gates, underscoring their duty to protect and maintain the entrances of Jerusalem. The plural form indicates a group fulfilling this important role, which was essential for the safety and order of the community.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses gatekeepers for שֹׁועֵר. The KJV and ASV also use gatekeepers, maintaining consistency in this term.
Where translations differ, they do so primarily in the rendering of the number. The BSB and KJV say one hundred while the ASV and YLT opt for a hundred seventy and two, indicating a divergence in how the numerical value is expressed.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb שֹּׁמְרִ֣ים (who kept watch) governs the entire clause, linking the gatekeepers and their action to the gates. The structure emphasizes the role of the gatekeepers in relation to their responsibility at the gates.
The sentence is straightforward, with a subject followed by a series of noun phrases identifying the gatekeepers and their associates, culminating in the numerical phrase that quantifies their number.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates שֹׁועֵר as πυλωροὶ, which also means 'gatekeepers'. This choice reflects a consistent understanding of their role as guardians of the gates, similar to the Hebrew.
The translation maintains the emphasis on their function, suggesting that the role of the gatekeepers was well understood in both the Hebrew and Greek contexts.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Nehemiah 11:19 lists the gatekeepers of Jerusalem, naming Akkub and Talmon, along with their associates. They were responsible for keeping watch at the gates, totaling 172 men. This verse highlights the organization of the community after returning from exile.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The gatekeepers were responsible for guarding and maintaining the gates of Jerusalem, ensuring security and order in the city.
Akkub and Talmon were specific individuals identified as gatekeepers, with Akkub being a descendant of David and Talmon a Levite.
The number, 172, indicates the organized structure of the community, showing the importance of having a dedicated group for security.
This verse is part of a larger account detailing the roles and responsibilities of various groups within the returned exiles, emphasizing the importance of order and duty in the restored community.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn about the importance of roles and responsibilities in a community from this verse?
- How does the organization of the gatekeepers reflect the values of the returning exiles?
- In what ways can we apply the concept of guarding and maintaining in our own lives?
- What significance do names like Akkub and Talmon hold in the context of community and heritage?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Nehemiah 11:19 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMoreover, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy two. Of whom see 1 Chronicles 9:17.
Read John Gill on Nehemiah 11 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAll the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on Nehemiah 11 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsNehemiah 11:12 And their brethren that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,Ver. 12-24. In all 1192. The total of priests and Levites 1476, and of Judah and Benjamin 1396. So that there were more priests and Levites than of the lay people; which argues their zeal to be greatest. There were also 172 porters, who were all Levites.
Read John Trapp on Nehemiah 11 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) An hundred seventy and two.—In 1 Chronicles 9 the number Isaiah 212. The difference between the two accounts may partly be explained by the fact that in the Chronicles the list is confined to those who came with Zerubbabel, while here addition is made of those who came with Ezra. But see the commentary on 1 Chronicles 9.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Nehemiah 11 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges19. Akkub, Talmon] In 1 Chronicles 9:17, ‘And the porters; Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief.’ that kept the gates] R.V. that kept watch at the gate. an hundred seventy and two] 1 Chronicles 9:22, ‘two hundred and twelve;’ the discrepancy may be another instance of error in transcription.
Read Cambridge on Nehemiah 11 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.
Tyndale line
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred and seventy two.
And the porters Akkub, Talmon and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundreth twentie and two.
Strictly literal
And the doorkeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, [are] a hundred seventy and two.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, those watching at the gates, [are] one hundred seventy-two.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren that watched at the gates, were one hundred seventy and two.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, 172 men.
From the Latin
And the porters, Accub, Telmon, and their brethren, who kept the doors: a hundred seventy-two.
Simplified
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording for this verse, with six out of nine words matching. This alignment indicates a shared understanding of the gatekeepers' roles and responsibilities.
וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ עַקּ֣וּב טַלְמ֔וֹן וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים מֵאָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
6 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Nehemiah 11:19
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
שֹׁעֵר (sho'er) refers to a doorkeeper or porter, derived from the active participle form of a root meaning to guard or keep. The term is consistently defined across entries as a gatekeeper, emphasizing its role in overseeing entrances.
שֹׁעֵר 37 n.m. porter
base
H7778 שֹׁעֵר, שׁוֹעֵר
7778 show`er sho-are'
or shomer {sho-are'}: active participle of 8176 (as
denominative from 8179); a janitor:--doorkeeper, porter.
see HEBREW for 08176
see HEBREW for 08179
שֹׁעֵר (sho.er) — gatekeeper.
gatekeeper, porter
Conj | Art | N-mp — Conjunction · particle · noun common masculine plural absoluteHC/Td/Ncmpa
עַקּוּב (Aqquwb) refers to a name meaning "insidious" and is associated with several individuals in the Old Testament, particularly during the Exile and Return period. The entries highlight Akkub as a descendant of David, a head of families returning from exile, and a Levite gatekeeper, with mentions in 1 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.
עַקּוּב n.pr.m.
descendant of David
heads of post-exilic families
Levites
base
H6126 עַקּוּב
6126 `Aqquwb ak-koob'
from 6117; insidious; Akkub, the name of five
Israelites:--Akkub.
see HEBREW for 06117
עַקּוּב (aq.quv) — Akkub.
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24;
son of: Elioenai (H0454B);
brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054)
§ Akkub = "insidious"
1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel
2) a head of a family returning from exile
3) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile
4) a Levite gatekeeper
5) a Levite who helped Ezra expound the law to the people
6) a Levite gatekeeper after the return from exile
עַקּוּב (aq.quv) — Akkub.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.17
§ Akkub = "insidious"
1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel
2) a head of a family returning from exile
3) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Akkub
(another form of Jacob). (1.) The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).
(2.) A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).
(3.) A descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:24).
(insidious). A descendant of Zerubbabel and son of Elioenai. (1 Chronicles 3:24) One of the porters or doorkeepers at the east gate of the temple. (B.C. 636-440.) One of the Nethinim, whole family returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:45) (B.C. 536.) A Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7)
foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness
טַלְמוֹן (Talmon) refers to a name associated with a Levite doorkeeper in the temple. The word is linked to the meaning 'oppressor' and is derived from a root that implies oppression. Talmon's descendants returned from exile and served in their hereditary role during the times of Nehemiah and Ezra, as noted in 1 Chronicles 9:17.
טַלְמֹן, once טַלְמוֹן n.pr.m. name of porters
base
H2929 טַלְמֹן, טַלְמוֹן
2929 Talmown tal-mone'
from the same as 2728; oppressive; Talmon, a temple
doorkeeper:--Talmon.
see HEBREW for 02728
טַלְמוֹן (tal.mon) — Talmon.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.17
§ Talmon = "oppressor"
1) the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra
1a) possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Talmon
Oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:17; Neh. 11:19).
(2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45); probably the same as (1).
(oppressor), the head of a family of door-keepers in the temple, "the porters for the camps of the sons: of Levi." (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 11:19) (B.C. 1013.) Some of his descendants returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:45) and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra. (Nehemiah 12:25)
אָח (ach) means 'brother' and encompasses a broad range of relationships, including literal siblings, half-brothers, and metaphorical kinship. It can refer to any male relative or compatriot, and it may also imply resemblance or reciprocal relationships. The term is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, highlighting both familial and figurative connections.
אָח 630 n.m. brother
brother, born of same mother (& father)
indef. = relative
fig. of resemblance
in phr. one … another
base
H251 אָח brother
251 'ach awkh
a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of
literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance
(like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
see HEBREW for 01
אָח (ach) — brother: male-sibling.
: male-sibling
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
אָח (ach) — brother: male-relative.
: male-relative
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
אָח (ach) — brother: compatriot.
: compatriot
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
Conj | N-mp | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
The Hebrew word שָׁמַר (*shamar*) is a primitive root meaning to keep, guard, or observe. It encompasses a wide range of actions including protecting, waiting for, and celebrating obligations like the Sabbath. The verb appears in various forms, indicating nuances such as being on guard or refraining from certain actions. It is used extensively in the Old Testament, reflecting both physical and moral vigilance.
שָׁמַר 465 vb. keep, watch, preserve
Qal 425
keep, have charge of
keep, guard, captives
hence, watch for, wait for
watch, observe
keep, retain, of storing up (food)
keep within bounds, restrain
observe, celebrate
keep sabbath
of other obligations
observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom)
sts. י׳ subj.
keep, reserve, weeks of harvest
Niph.
36be on one's guard
keep oneself, refrain, abstain
be kept, guarded
Pi. those paying regard to false vanities
Hithp. I kept myself from
base
H8104 שָׁמַר keep, watch, preserve .. . keep, have charge of
. keep, guard, captives
. hence, watch for, wait for
. watch, observe
. . keep, retain, of storing up (food)
. keep within bounds, restrain
. . observe, celebrate
. keep sabbath
. of other obligations
. observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom)
. sts. י׳ subj.
. keep, reserve, weeks of harvest
. . be on one's guard
. keep oneself, refrain, abstain
. be kept, guarded
. those paying regard to false vanities
. I kept myself from
8104 shamar shaw-mar'
a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns),
i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:--beward,
be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark,
look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save
(self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
שָׁמַר (sha.mar) — to keep: obey.
: obey/observe
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
שָׁמַר (sha.mar) — to keep: guard.
: guard
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
Art | V-Qal — Particle · verb qal participle (active) masculine pluralHTd/Vqrmpa
woch ('ashmurah, 'ashmoreth; phulake): A division of the night. The night was originally divided into three watches (Jud 7:19), but later into four, as we find in the New Testament (Mt 14:25; Mr 6:48). We do not know the limits of the watches in the first division, but the middle watch probably began two hours before midnight and ended two hours after. The fourfold division was according to the Roman system, each of which was a fourth part of the night.
See TIME.
"Watch" is also the guard placed on watch (mishmar, Ne 4:9; koustodia, from Latin custodia, Mt 27:65,66; 28:11). It sometimes refers to the act of watching, as in…
A division of the night. See HOURS.
→ (A division of time)
See NIGHT TIME
שַׁ֫עַר (sha'ar) means 'gate' and is derived from a root that signifies an opening. It encompasses various types of gates, including those of cities, palaces, and temples, as well as metaphorical uses like 'gate of heaven.' The entries consistently highlight its role as an entrance or threshold.
שַׁ֫עַר 373 n.m. gate
base
H8179 שַׁ֫עַר gate
8179 sha`ar shah'-ar
from 8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or
gate:--city, door, gate, port (X -er).
see HEBREW for 08176
שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) — gate.
: gate
1) gate
1a) gate (of entrance)
1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town
1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
1d) heaven
שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) — gate: town.
: town
1) gate
1a) gate (of entrance)
1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town
1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
1d) heaven
Prep | N-mp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural absoluteHRd/Ncmpa
מֵאָה (me'ah) means 'hundred' in Hebrew. It can refer to a simple number, a component of a larger number, or a fraction representing one one-hundredth. The entries consistently describe its use as a numeral without significant disagreement.
מֵאָה 583 n.f. hundred
as simple number
as part of larger number
a hundredth part
base
H3967 מֵאָה hundred . as simple number
. as part of larger number
. a hundredth part
3967 me'ah may-aw'
or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a
hundred; also as a multiplicative and a
fraction:--hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.
מֵאָה (me.ah) — hundred.
1) hundred
1a) as simple number
1b) as part of larger number
1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
Adj — AdjHAcfsa
hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton).
See NUMBER.
שִׁבְעִים (shib`iym) means 'seventy' in Hebrew. It is derived from a root meaning 'seven' and is used to denote the number seventy, often referenced in contexts involving counting or enumeration.
שִׁבְעִים 91 n.pl. seventy
base
H7657 שִׁבְעִים seventy
7657 shib`iym. shib-eem'
multiple of 7651; seventy:--seventy, threescore and ten
(+ -teen).
see HEBREW for 07651
שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) — seventy.
seventy
HAcmpa — HAcmpa
sev'-n-ti (shibh`im; hebdomekonta).
See NUMBER.
→ The senate of the Israilites composed of seventy elders Ex 24:1,9; Nu 11:16,24,25
→ The seventy disciples sent forth by Jesus (though the best Greek mss. have “seventy-two”) Lu 10:1-17
→ The Jews in captivity in Babylon for seventy years Jer 25:11,12; 29:10; Da 9:2; Zec 1:12; 7:5
→ See ISRAEL
→ 70 Weeks in the vision of Daniel Da 9:24
שְׁנַ֫יִם (shnayim) means 'two' and serves as both a cardinal and ordinal number. It can denote 'both,' 'double,' or 'twice,' and is used in various combinations with other numbers. The word is derived as a dual form of שָׁנָה (shanah), which relates to the concept of pairs.
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם 768 n.m. et f. du. two
base
H8147 שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם two
8147 shnayim shen-ah'-yim
dual of 8145; feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also
(as ordinal) twofold:--both, couple, double, second, twain, +
twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
see HEBREW for 08145
שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) — two.
1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)
HC/Acbda — ConjunctionHC/Acbda
too.
See NUMBER.