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“These Are the Heads of the Priests”: Apposition and Leadership Lists in Neḥemyah 12:7
סַלּ֣וּ עָמֹ֔וק חִלְקִיָּ֖ה יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י יֵשׁוּעַ׃
(Nehemiah 12:7)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah—these were the heads of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Structuring Authority Through Syntactic Chains
Neḥemyah 12:7 is part of a carefully preserved genealogical and administrative record. These priestly lists served to validate religious authority and temple function during the post-exilic period. The phrase אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י יֵשׁוּעַ represents a structured nominative chain, where multiple noun phrases are placed in succession, functioning together as a formal identification and appositional structure.… Learn Hebrew
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The Hifil Verb וַיַּלְעֵג in Nehemiah 4:1
וַיְהִ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֗ט כִּֽי־אֲנַ֤חְנוּ בֹונִים֙ אֶת־הַ֣חֹומָ֔ה וַיִּ֣חַר לֹ֔ו וַיִּכְעַ֖ס הַרְבֵּ֑ה וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג עַל־הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
(Nehemiah 4:1)
And it happened, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became angry and was greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews.
Nehemiah 4:1 describes the reaction of Sanballat upon hearing that the Israelites were rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. His response is one of anger and mockery, as captured by the Hifil verb וַיַּלְעֵג (vayyilʿēg). This verb is key to understanding the intensity and direction of his scorn, as the Hifil stem often implies causative action.… Learn Hebrew
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