1 Chronicles 7:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י *ברזות **בִרְזָֽיִת׃

Transliteration

And benê [sons of] Bərîʿâ [Beriah]: Ḥeber and Malkîʾēl; he is ʾăbî [father of] Birzāyit [Birzaith].

Grammar Details

*û-*: conjunction - and
*benê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
*Bərîʿâ*: proper name, masculine
*Ḥeber*: proper name, masculine
*Malkîʾēl*: proper name, masculine
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
*ʾăbî*: construct state, masculine singular - father of
*Birzāyit*: proper name, feminine (Qere reading, corrected from Ketiv *birzôt*)

Word Meanings

*benê*: sons, descendants, members
*ʾăbî*: father of, founder of, ancestor of
*Birzāyit*: Ketiv: *birzôt*, Qere: *birzāyit* (different orthography of a place name)

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