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The head,הָרֹאשׁAhiezer,אֲחִיעֶזֶרand Joash,וְיוֹאָשׁsonsבְּנֵיof Shemaahהַשְּׁמָעָהthe Gibeathite;הַגִּבְעָתִיand Jezielוִיזִיאֵלand Pelet,וָפֶלֶטsonsבְּנֵיof Azmaveth;עַזְמָוֶתand Beracah,וּבְרָכָהand Jehuוְיֵהוּאthe Anathothite;הָעֲנְּתֹתִי
1 Chronicles 12:3
Study it in the app“The head, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:3, word by word
- The headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- Ahiezerאֲחִיעֶזֶרachiezer
Ahiezer
Ahiezer, chief of the tribe of Dan; another man bears the same name. The name means "brother of help."
Where else “achiezer” appears- and Joashיוֹאָשׁyoash
Joash
Joash, the father of Gideon. Other people in the Bible bear this name, among them two kings (2 Kings 11-13). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yoash” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Shemaahשְּׁמָעָהshemaa
Shemaah
Shemaah: a Benjaminite of Gibeah, father of Ahiezer and Joash.
Where else “shemaa” appears- the Gibeathiteגִּבְעָתִיgivati
Gibeathite
Gibeathite: an inhabitant of Gibeah.
Where else “givati” appears- and Jezielיזִיאֵלyziel
Jeziel
Jeziel: a Benjaminite, son of Azmaveth, who joined David at Ziklag.
Where else “yziel” appears- and Peletפֶלֶטfelet
Pelet
Pelet: the name of two Israelites: one of the family of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:47) and one of the Benjaminites who joined David (1 Chronicles 12:3).
Where else “felet” appears- of Azmavethעַזְמָוֶתazmavet
Azmaveth
Azmaveth, the name of several men (one of David's mighty men, the Barhumite; a descendant of Saul; the officer over the king's treasuries) and of a place near Jerusalem (Ezra 2:24).
Where else “azmavet” appears- and Beracahבְרָכָהveracha
Beracah
Beracah: name of a Benjaminite who joined David and of a valley of Judah. It means "blessing."
Where else “veracha” appears- and Jehuיֵהוּאyehu
Jehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appears- the Anathothiteעֲנְּתֹתִיantoti
Anathothite
Anathothite: a native of Anathoth, a town of priests in Benjamin, near Jerusalem. Abiezer, one of David's mighty men, and the prophet Jeremiah came from there.
Where else “antoti” appears
The context
2Armed with the bow, using the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows from the bow, they were of the brothers of Saul, from Benjamin.
3 · This verse (above)
4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;