Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

NEHEMIAH 10:22KJV
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Nehemiah 10:22 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 10:22 mean?

Nehemiah 10:22 lists three individuals—Pelatiah, Hanan, and Anaiah—as part of a group who sealed or affirmed a covenant agreement with God. This verse is part of a longer list naming those who committed themselves to follow God's law at a key moment in Israel's history.

Nehemiah, a Jewish leader in Jerusalem after the exile, is recording the names of community leaders who publicly pledged to uphold the law of Moses. The list shows the seriousness and communal nature of the covenant, highlighting that specific people stood up to be counted. Each name represents a family or clan leader, underscoring the collective responsibility and unity of the returned exiles in renewing their commitment to God.

Where else these words appear

“Anaiah” Hebrew H6043 · used in 2 verses

  • Nehemiah 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

“Pelatiah” Hebrew H6410 · used in 5 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 3:21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
  • Ezekiel 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

“Hanan” Hebrew H2605 · used in 12 verses