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The Levites
Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
in the days
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Eliashib
'Elyashiyb (el-yaw-sheeb')
God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites -- Eliashib.
Joiada
Yowyada` (yo-yaw-daw')
Jojada, the name of two Israelites -- Jehoiada, Joiada.
and Johanan
Yowchanan (yo-khaw-nawn')
Jochanan, the name of nine Israelites -- Johanan.
and Jaddua
Yadduwa` (yad-doo'-ah)
knowing; Jaddua, the name of two Israelites -- Jaddua.
were recorded
kathab (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
chief
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the fathers
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
also the priests
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
to the reign
malkuwth (mal-kooth')
a rule; concretely, a dominion -- empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
of Darius
Dar`yavesh (daw-reh-yaw-vaysh')
Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings -- Darius.
the Persian
Parciy (par-see')
a Parsite (i.e. Persian), or inhabitant of Peres -- Persian. |
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