Ezra 10:2
Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁכַנְיָה
Shᵉkanyâh
Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יְחִיאֵל
Yᵉchîyʼêl
Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
עֵילָם
ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
מָעַל
mâʻal
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
נֵכָר
nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
יָחַל
yâchal
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
מָעַל mâʻal
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
Study H4603 →עֵילָם ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Study H5867 →נֵכָר nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
Study H5236 →עַל ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
Study H5922 →Cross References
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath be...
Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
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