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Nehemiah 12:27 - Jeshua

Nehemiah 12:27 - And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
And at the dedication	H2598	חֲנֻכָּה	[Noun Feminine] {initiation} that {is} consecration
of the wall	H2346	חוֹמָה	[Noun Feminine] a wall of protection
of Jerusalem	H3389	יְרוּשָׁלַיִם	[Proper Name Location] probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or {Jerushalem} the capital city of Palestine
they sought	H1245	בָּקַשׁ	[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after
the Levites	H3881	לֵוִיִּי	[Adjective] a Leviite or descendant of Levi
out of all	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
their places	H4725	מָקוֹם	[Noun Masculine] properly a {standing} that {is} a spot; but used widely of a locality (generally or specifically); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
to bring	H935	בּוֹא	[Verb] to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
them to Jerusalem	H3389	יְרוּשָׁלַיִם	[Proper Name Location] probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or {Jerushalem} the capital city of Palestine
to keep	H6213	עָשָׂה	[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application
the dedication	H2598	חֲנֻכָּה	[Noun Feminine] {initiation} that {is} consecration
with gladness	H8057	שִׂמְחָה	[Noun Feminine] blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival)
both with thanksgivings	H8426	תּוֹדָה	[Noun Feminine] properly an extension of the {hand} that {is} (by implication) {avowal} or (usually) adoration; specifically a choir of worshippers
and with singing	H7892	שִׁיר	[Noun Masculine] from H7891; a song; abstractly singing
with cymbals	H4700	מְצֵלֶת	[Noun Feminine] (only dual) double {tinklers} that {is} cymbals
psalteries	H5035	נֶבֶל	[Noun Masculine] a skin bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); {hence} a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
and with harps	H3658	כִּנּוֹר	[Noun Masculine] a harp

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.