1 Chronicles 7:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י בֶ֗כֶר זְמִירָ֡ה וְיוֹעָ֡שׁ וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י וְעָמְרִי֙ וִירֵמ֣וֹת וַאֲבִיָּ֔ה וַעֲנָת֖וֹת וְעָלָ֑מֶת כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵי־בָֽכֶר׃

Transliteration

And benê [sons of] Beker: Zəmîrâ and Yôʿāš and ʾĔlîʿezer and ʾElyôʿênay and ʿAmrî and Yərēmôt and ʾĂbiyyâ and ʿĂnātôt and ʿĀlāmet; all these benê [sons of] Bāker.

Grammar Details

*û-*: conjunction - and
*benê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
*Beker*: proper name, masculine
*Zəmîrâ*: proper name, masculine
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*Yôʿāš*: proper name, masculine
*we-*: conjunction - and
*ʾĔlîʿezer*: proper name, masculine
*ʾElyôʿênay*: proper name, masculine
*ʿAmrî*: proper name, masculine
*wi-*: conjunction - and
*Yərēmôt*: proper name, masculine
*wa-*: conjunction - and
*ʾĂbiyyâ*: proper name, masculine
*ʿĂnātôt*: proper name, masculine
*ʿĀlāmet*: proper name, masculine
*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun - these
*Bāker*: proper name, masculine

Word Meanings

*benê*: sons, descendants, members

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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