the sonsבְּנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵיshieldצִנָּהand spear,וָרֹמַחsixשֵׁשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶהhundred,מֵאוֹתarmedחֲלוּצֵיfor the army;צָבָא
1 Chronicles 12:24
Study it in the app“the sons of Judah, who carried shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred, armed for the army;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:24, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- who carriedנֹשְׂאֵיnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- shieldצִנָּהtsina
large shield
A large guard covering the whole body.
Where else “tsina” appears- and spearרֹמַחromach
spear
Spear, lance.
Where else “romach” appears- sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “sheshet” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- eightשְׁמוֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- armedחֲלוּצֵיchalutse
arm
To get ready for war.
Where else “chalutse” appears- for the armyצָבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears
The context
23Now these are the numbers of the heads of those armed for the army who came to David at Hebron, to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, by the command of YHWH:
24 · This verse (above)
25of the sons of Simeon, mighty warriors for the army, seven thousand one hundred;