King James Version
Nehemiah 7:18 in the King James Version says “The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.”
Nehemiah 7:18 · KJV
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“and seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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