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Nehemiah

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that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
that Hanani, the name of several Isr. Noun H2607 חֲנָ֜נִי cha·na·ni
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֧ד e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of my brothers, a brother Noun H251 מֵאַחַ֛י me·'a·chai
and some men man Noun H376 וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים va·'a·na·shim
from Judah probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה mi·hu·dah;
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came; to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֨א vai·ya·vo
and I asked to ask, inquire Verb H7592 וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם va·'esh·'a·lem
them concerning upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
the Jews Jewish Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים haiy·hu·dim
who had escaped an escape Noun H6413 הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה hap·pe·lei·tah
[and] had survived to remain, be left over Verb H7604 נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ nish·'a·ru
the captivity, captivity, captives Noun H7628 הַשֶּׁ֖בִי ha·she·vi
and about upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 וְעַל־ ve·'al-
Jerusalem. probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ye·ru·sha·lim.
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Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
King James Bible that That Hanani, one of my brothers, brethren, came, he and some certain men from Judah came; of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who that had escaped and had survived escaped, which were left of the captivity, and about concerning Jerusalem.
Hebrew Greek English that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.