1 Chronicles 2:52

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּהְי֤וּ בָנִים֙ לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים הָרֹאֶ֖ה חֲצִ֥י הַמְּנֻחֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

wə-yihyû bānîm lə-Shôbāl ʾăbî Qiryat Yəʿārîm hā-roʾeh ḥăṣî ham-Mənuḥôt

Grammar Details

*wə-yihyû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and there were
*bānîm*: masculine plural - sons
*lə-Shôbāl*: preposition lamed + proper noun, masculine singular - to/for Shobal
*ʾăbî*: construct state, masculine singular - father of
*Qiryat* *Yəʿārîm*: proper noun, feminine singular - place name (lit. 'city of forests')
*hā-roʾeh*: definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the seer/the one who sees
*ḥăṣî*: construct state, masculine singular - half of
*ham-Mənuḥôt*: definite article + proper noun, feminine plural - the resting places/settlements

Word Meanings

*hā-roʾeh*: the seer/the one who sees/the overseer
*Mənuḥôt*: resting places/settlements/Menuhoth (place name)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 4:2 : 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

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50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
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1 Chr 2:53-55
3 verses
77%
53And the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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1 Chr 1:40-41
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72%
40The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
41The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Gen 36:23
71%
23And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
1 Chr 7:31-32
2 verses
71%
31And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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1 Chr 4:1-2
2 verses
70%
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
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1 Chr 2:42-45
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69%
42And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Shammai.
45And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
Ezra 2:51-52
2 verses
69%
51the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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1 Chr 4:14
69%
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of {H1516} Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chr 2:18
68%
18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
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1 Chr 7:12
68%
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Ezra 10:31
68%
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68%
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68%
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Neh 7:53
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53the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
1 Chr 4:19
67%
19And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
1 Chr 4:22
67%
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Ezra 2:44
67%
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67%
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67%
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Ezra 2:46
67%
46the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
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67%
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67%
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Judg 1:10
67%
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Ezra 2:25
67%
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Neh 12:15
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Ezra 2:32
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1 Chr 2:9
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