1 Chronicles 27:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַל־הַזֵּיתִ֤ים וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔ה בַּ֥עַל חָנָ֖ן הַגְּדֵרִ֑י ס וְעַל־אֹצְר֥וֹת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן יוֹעָֽשׁ׃ ס

Transliteration

And over-the zêṯîm and the šiqmîm which [are] in the šəp̄ēlāh Ba'al Ḥānān the Gəḏērî; and over-'ōṣərôṯ the šemen Yô'āš.

Grammar Details

*zêṯîm*: noun, masculine plural - olive trees
*šiqmîm*: noun, masculine plural - sycamore trees
*šəp̄ēlāh*: noun, feminine singular - lowland
*Ba'al*: proper noun - Baal
*Ḥānān*: proper noun - Hanan
*Gəḏērî*: gentilic adjective - Gederite
*'ōṣərôṯ*: noun, masculine plural construct - treasuries of
*šemen*: noun, masculine singular - oil
*Yô'āš*: proper noun - Joash

Word Meanings

*zêṯîm*: olive trees/olive orchards
*šiqmîm*: sycamore trees/sycamore figs
*šəp̄ēlāh*: lowland/foothills (specific region west of Judean mountains)
*Ba'al* *Ḥānān*: personal name meaning 'Baal is gracious'
*Gəḏērî*: Gederite, from Geder
*'ōṣərôṯ*: treasuries/storehouses
*šemen*: oil/olive oil

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 10:27 : 27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
2 Chr 1:15 : 15 And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
1 Kgs 4:7 : 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
1 Kgs 20:27 : 27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

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