siv denotes the elders identified with the Judahites or Jews in Ezra’s building and administrative scenes.

Across the attested verses, siv identifies a plural group of elders connected with the Judahites or Jews: they are protected, questioned, authorized to build, and supplied for the work of God’s house.

1. Elders of the Judahites or Jews · dominant

   The plural noun identifies elders in the Judahite/Jewish community. In Ezra 5:5 the APB renders the group as "the elders of the Judahites," whom opponents did not stop; Ezra 5:9 records that they were questioned about authority to build, and Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:8, and Ezra 6:14 place them in the building and completion of God’s house.

   Ezra 5:5Ezra 5:9Ezra 6:7Ezra 6:8Ezra 6:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the group as "elders," adding "of the Judahites" or "of the Jews" where the verse’s clause identifies them. These phrases confirm the group’s role in the verses rather than isolate a precise English equivalent for every form.