1 Chronicles 7:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֨לֶד מַעֲכָ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־מָכִיר֙ בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙ פֶּ֔רֶשׁ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו שָׁ֑רֶשׁ וּבָנָ֖יו אוּלָ֥ם וָרָֽקֶם׃

Transliteration

And wattēled [bore] Maʿăkâ ʾēšet-Mākîr [wife of Machir] bēn [son], and wattiqrāʾ [called] his šəmô [name] Pereš; and šēm [name of] his ʾāḥîw [brother] Šāreš; and his bānāyw [sons] ʾÛlām and Rāqem.

Grammar Details

*wa-*: conjunction - and
*ttēled*: verb, Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - she bore
*Maʿăkâ*: proper name, feminine
*ʾēšet*: construct state, feminine singular - wife of
*Mākîr*: proper name, masculine
*bēn*: noun, masculine singular - son
*ttiqrāʾ*: verb, Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - she called
*šəmô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name
*Pereš*: proper name, masculine
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*ʾāḥîw*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
*Šāreš*: proper name, masculine
*û-*: conjunction - and
*bānāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons
*ʾÛlām*: proper name, masculine
*wā-*: conjunction - and
*Rāqem*: proper name, masculine

Word Meanings

*wattēled*: she bore, she gave birth to
*ʾēšet*: wife of, woman of
*wattiqrāʾ*: she called, she named
*šəmô*: his name, what he is called
*bānāyw*: his sons, his children, his descendants

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