1 Chronicles 27:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַל־הַבָּקָר֙ הָרֹעִ֣ים בַּשָּׁר֔וֹן *שטרי **שִׁרְטַ֖י הַשָּׁרוֹנִ֑י וְעַל־הַבָּקָר֙ בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔ים שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־עַדְלָֽי׃ ס

Transliteration

And over-the bāqār the rō'îm in the Šārôn Širṭay the Šārônî; and over-the bāqār in the 'ămāqîm Šāp̄āṭ ben-'Aḏlāy.

Grammar Details

*bāqār*: noun, masculine singular collective - cattle/herd
*rō'îm*: participle, qal, masculine plural - feeding/grazing
*Šārôn*: proper noun - Sharon
*Širṭay*: proper noun - Shirtai
*Šārônî*: gentilic adjective - Sharonite
*'ămāqîm*: noun, masculine plural - valleys
*Šāp̄āṭ*: proper noun - Shaphat
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*'Aḏlāy*: proper noun - Adlai

Word Meanings

*bāqār*: cattle/herds/oxen
*rō'îm*: feeding/grazing/pasturing
*Šārôn*: Sharon (fertile coastal plain region)
*Šārônî*: Sharonite, from Sharon
*'ămāqîm*: valleys/low places

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 5:16 : 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.
Isa 65:10 : 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

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