1 Chronicles 2:16

“And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.”

1 Chronicles 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 2:16, word by word

And their sistersאַחְיוֹתֵיachyote

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

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Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya

Zeruiah

Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."

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and Abigailאֲבִיגָיִלavigayil

Abigail

Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".

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And the sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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Abishaiאַבְשַׁיavshay

Abishai

Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".

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Joabיוֹאָבyoav

Joab

Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."

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and Asahelעֲשָׂהasa

Asahel

Asahel, the name of several men. The best known is the son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab and Abishai, very swift of foot, whom Abner killed (2 Samuel 2:18-23). It means "God has made".

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threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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The context

15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

16 · This verse (above)

17And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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