Nehemiah 12:2

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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חַטּֽוּשׁ

Chaṭṭûwsh

H2407

“Hattush”

Noun, Proper

Appears 5× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at 1 Chronicles 3:22

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from an unused root of uncertain signification

TWOT: None

Hattush = "assembled" - a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel - a man who returned with Ezra; maybe same as 1 above - a man who returned with Zerubbabel; maybe same as 1 above - son of Hashabniah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem with Nehemiah

About this verse

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3: words
3: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is חַטּֽוּשׁ Hattush H2407 — appearing just 5 times in the whole Hebrew Bible.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

חַטּֽוּשׁ Hattush H2407 occurs in 5 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

3 nouns

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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Hebrew Nehemiah 12:2 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

אֲמַרְיָ֥ה מַלּ֖וּךְ חַטּֽוּשׁ

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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Greek LXX Structure differs

The Septuagint has no separate book of Nehemiah. Its Greek text is the second half of Esdras B (2 Esdras), chapters 11–23; Ezra is the first half (1–10).

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from a public-domain English Septuagint. How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on Nehemiah 12:2 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

Neh 12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Ver. 2. Amariah, Malluch] {See Trapp on "Ezr 2:3"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Joseph Benson's Commentary

Neh 12:2. Malluch — In the repetition of this and some other names hereafter, Neh 12:14, &c., there are some small variations, which are very frequent in the Hebrew language.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,.... Whose names are among the sealers of the covenant, Neh 10:3. Malluch is afterwards called Melicu, Neh 12:14,

Shechaniah, called Shebaniah, Neh 12:14 and so in Neh 10:4

Rehum, who, by transposition of letters, is Harim, Neh 12:15, and so in Neh 10:5.

Meremoth, called Meraioth, Neh 12:15,

Iddo, Ginnetho, read Ginnethon, Neh 12:16 so in Neh 10:6.

Abijah; there was a course of a priest of this name, of which Zechariah the father of John the Baptist was, Luk 1:5.

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah; the first two are called Miniamin and Moadiah, Neh 12:17.

Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu; called Sallai, Neh 12:20.

Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah these were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren, in the days of Jeshua; heads of courses; or, however, priests of the greatest note in the times of Jeshua the high priest.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

In the repetition of Malluch’s and some other men’s names hereafter, Neh 12:14, &c., there are some small variations, which are very frequent in that language.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

Malluch is rolled "Melicu" below, in ver. 14; but the reading of "Malluch" is confirmed by Neh_10:4. Hattush. It is curious that Hattush is omitted from the third list (infra, vers. 12-21). He appears, however, in the first, (Neh_10:4) as well as here.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Lesson kit

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Nehemiah, in the Historical, opens this verse with 3 words (3 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Chaṭṭûwsh (“Hattush”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

How does “Hattush” (Chaṭṭûwsh) shape what this verse is saying?
1 Chronicles 3:22 shares the word «Hattush» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
Reading how Trapp's Complete Commentary and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 2 words in this verse.
3 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 3 words in this verse.