temple servant
na.tin denotes a named group associated with Levite service and the house of God, listed, settled, and supervised among Israel.
The term identifies a named plural group: it appears in population and family lists, among residents of towns and Jerusalem, and in connection with service of the Levites and the house of God. The supplied verses do not establish a further lexical distinction beyond this group designation.
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Named group connected with sacred service · dominant
The plural absolute noun names a group alongside priests and Levites in settlement and census-style notices. In Ezra 8:20 the APB renders a group assigned to the service of the Levites, while Nehemiah 11:21 places the group in Ophel and names supervisors over them; Ezra 2:43 introduces constituent families.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across most supplied verses, the APB presents the group as "the temple servants," including list, settlement, and supervisory contexts. In Nehemiah 7:72, however, the supplied APB verse does not visibly reflect the term.