Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing">3789 [e] וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡ם way-yiḵ-tə-ḇêm And wrote them down Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3mp 1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah 2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 4) an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 5) a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel 6) a Simeonite, father of Shimri 7) a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog 8) a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah 9) a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah 10) a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David 11) a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David 12) a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David 13) a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 14) a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo 15) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 16) a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 17) a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah 18) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra 19) a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 20) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 21) son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah 22) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall 23) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 24) a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 25) grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah 26) another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah">8098 [e] שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩ šə-ma‘-yāh Shemaiah N-proper-ms 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] בֶן־ ḇen- son N-msc 1) son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus 2) the 4th son of Jesse and a brother of David 3) a priest in the reign of David who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom 4) a representative of the priestly family of Jedaiah in the time of Joiakim 5) a priest of the family of Pashur who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a Levite, father of Shemaiah the scribe in the reign of David 7) a Levite, son of Obed-edom 8) a chief of the Levites in the reign of king Josiah of Judah 9) a prince of Judah in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who was sent by the king to teach in the cities of the kingdom 10) a Levite of the sons of Asaph who played a musical instrument at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem 10a) perhaps the same as 5">5417 [e] נְתַנְאֵ֨ל nə-ṯan-’êl of Nethanel N-proper-ms 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related n m 2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe 2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary 2b) learned man, scribe">5608 [e] הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר has-sō-w-p̄êr the scribe Art | N-ms 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that">4480 [e] מִן־ min- of Prep 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] הַלֵּוִ֗י hal-lê-wî, the Levite Art | N-proper-ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֨י lip̄-nê before Prep-l | N-cpc 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ the king Art | N-ms 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden">8269 [e] וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ wə-haś-śā-rîm and the leaders Conj-w, Art | N-mp 1) the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and 11th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul's death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king 2) a priest, son of Meraioth, father of Meshullam of the house of Ahitub; apparently a nephew of 1 3) father of Jerusha, the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of Judah 4) son of Baana and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 5) son of Immer and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a leader of the people in the time of Nehemiah 7) a scribe appointed by Nehemiah as one of the treasurers over the storehouse 8) a valiant warrior of the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Hebron. Same as 1?">6659 [e] וְצָד֣וֹק wə-ṣā-ḏō-wq and Zadok Conj-w | N-proper-ms 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest">3548 [e] הַכֹּהֵ֗ן hak-kō-hên, the priest Art | N-ms 1) a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David 2) a Hittite warrior under David">288 [e] וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ wa-’ă-ḥî-me-leḵ and Ahimelech Conj-w | N-proper-ms 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] בֶּן־ ben- son N-msc 1) priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah">54 [e] אֶבְיָתָ֔ר ’eḇ-yā-ṯār, of Abiathar N-proper-ms 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum">7218 [e] וְרָאשֵׁי֙ wə-rā-šê and the heads Conj-w | N-mpc 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1 [e] הָֽאָב֔וֹת hā-’ā-ḇō-wṯ, of the fathers' [houses] Art | N-mp 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest">3548 [e] לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים lak-kō-hă-nîm of the priests Prep-l, Art | N-mp 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם wə-lal-wî-yim; and Levites Conj-w, Prep-l | N-proper-mp 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within">1004 [e] בֵּֽית־ bêṯ- house N-msc 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1 [e] אָ֣ב ’āḇ of father N-ms 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)">259 [e] אֶחָ֗ד ’e-ḥāḏ, one Number-ms 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened">270 [e] אָחֻז֙ ’ā-ḥuz taken V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 1) the high priest son of Aaron 2) Abinadab's son who cared for the ark 3) the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra 4) one of David's mighty warriors 5) a Levite 6) one of the line of Parosh">499 [e] לְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר lə-’el-‘ā-zār, for Eleazar Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened">270 [e] וְאָחֻ֥ז ׀ wə-’ā-ḥuz and Conj-w | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened">270 [e] אָחֻ֖ז ’ā-ḥuz [one] V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 1) fourth and youngest son of Aaron">385 [e] לְאִיתָמָֽר׃ lə-’î-ṯā-mār. for Ithamar Prep-l | N-proper-ms   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' households of the priests and of the Levites; one father's household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

King James Bible
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The secretary, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the officers, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites. One ancestral house was taken for Eleazar, and then one for Ithamar.

the scribe

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principal household [heb] house of the father

1 Chronicles 23:24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even …

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