1 Chronicles 2:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־חֶצְר֗וֹן הוֹלִ֛יד אֶת־עֲזוּבָ֥ה אִשָּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־יְרִיע֑וֹת וְאֵ֣לֶּה בָנֶ֔יהָ יֵ֥שֶׁר וְשׁוֹבָ֖ב וְאַרְדּֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

wəkālēb ben-ḥetzrôn hôlîd ʾet-ʿăzûbâ ʾiššâ wəʾet-yərîʿôt. wəʾēlleh bāneyhā yēšer wəšôbāb wəʾardôn.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction prefix - and
*kālēb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Caleb
*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of
*ḥetzrôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Hezron
*hôlîd*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - begot/fathered
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʿăzûbâ*: proper noun, feminine singular - Azubah
*ʾiššâ*: noun, feminine singular - wife
*yərîʿôt*: proper noun, feminine singular - Jerioth
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these
*bāneyhā*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons
*yēšer*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jesher
*šôbāb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shobab
*ʾardôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ardon

Word Meanings

*hôlîd* *ʾet*-*ʿăzûbâ* *ʾiššâ* *wəʾet*-*yərîʿôt*: uncertain construction - possibly 'had children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth' or 'had children by Azubah his wife, that is, Jerioth'

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