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Nehemiah 13:13 (NLT)

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13 I assigned supervisors for the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites. And I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah as their assistant. These men had an excellent reputation, and it was their job to make honest distributions to their fellow Levites.

Definition(s):
Mattaniah (Mat-tan-eye-yah): gift, or hope, of the Lord
Shelemiah (Shel-e-my-a): God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace
Zaccur (Zakh-oor): of the male kind; mindful
Zadok (Zad-okk): just; justified