BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5129
no.ad.yah — Noadiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Binnui (H1131H) § Noadiah = "meeting with Jehovah" 1) a Levite, son of Binnui, who weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon 2) a prophetess who joined Sanballat and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1131
bin.nuy — Binnui
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.10; also called Binnui at Neh.7.15; Another spelling of ba.ni (בָּנִי "Bani" H1137Q) § Binnui = "built up" 1) an exile returnee with Zerubbabel, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah 2) a Levite in time of Ezra, father of Noadiah 3) another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife 4) still another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5031
ne.vi.ah — prophetess
1) prophetess 1a) ancient type endowed with gift of song (Miriam) 1b) later type consulted for a word (Huldah) 1c) false prophetess (Noadiah) 1d) wife of Isaiah the prophet
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Meeting with the Lord. (1.) A Levite who returned from Babylon (Ezra 8:33). (2.) A false prophetess who assisted Tobiah and Sanballat against the Jews (Neh. 6:14). Being bribed by them, she tried to stir up discontent among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so to embarrass Nehemiah in his great work of rebuilding the ruined walls of the city.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
