1 Chronicles 12:30

“and of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty warriors, men of renown in their fathers’ houses;”

1 Chronicles 12:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 12:30, word by word

the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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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
mighty warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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mighty warriorsחַיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

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menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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of renownשֵׁמוֹתshemot

renown

Fame, good name.

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in their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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in their fathers’ housesאֲבוֹתָavota

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

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The context

29and of the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for until then the majority of them had been keeping the guard of the house of Saul;

30 · This verse (above)

31and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come to make David king;

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