huy.y.dah denotes praises entrusted to Mattaniah and his brothers in Nehemiah 12:8.

The attested plural form names praises as the area over which Mattaniah and his brothers were set in Nehemiah 12:8.

1. Praises under appointed oversight · dominant

   In Nehemiah 12:8, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the statement that Mattaniah and his brothers were over this activity or responsibility; the APB renders the clause “he and his brothers were over the praises.”

   Nehemiah 12:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 12:8, the APB presents the clause as “he and his brothers were over the praises.” This indicates the verse’s presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.