1 Chronicles 2:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּהְי֧וּ בְנֵי־יְרַחְמְאֵ֛ל בְּכ֥וֹר חֶצְר֖וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ רָ֑ם וּבוּנָ֥ה וָאֹ֛רֶן וָאֹ֖צֶם אֲחִיָּֽה׃

Transliteration

And-yihyû bənê-yəraḥməʾēl bəkôr ḥeṣrôn habbəkôr rām and-bûnāh and-ʾōren and-ʾōṣem ʾăḥîyāh.

Grammar Details

*wa-yihyû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were
*bənê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
*yəraḥməʾēl*: proper name, masculine
*bəkôr*: construct state, masculine singular - firstborn of
*ḥeṣrôn*: proper name, masculine
*habbəkôr*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the firstborn
*rām*: proper name, masculine
*û-bûnāh*: conjunction + proper name, masculine
*wə-ʾōren*: conjunction + proper name, masculine
*wə-ʾōṣem*: conjunction + proper name, masculine
*ʾăḥîyāh*: proper name, masculine/feminine

Word Meanings

*ʾăḥîyāh*: name meaning 'brother/sister of Yah'/could be 'his brother' with suffix

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