And their sistersוְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶםwereZeruiahצְרוּיָהand Abigail.וַאֲבִיגָיִלAnd the sonsוּבְנֵיof Zeruiah:צְרוּיָהAbishai,אַבְשַׁיJoab,וְיוֹאָבand Asahel,וַעֲשָׂה אֵלthree.שְׁלֹשָׁה
1 Chronicles 2:16
Study it in the app“And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “achyote” appears- 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."
Where else “tseruya” appears- 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".
Where else “avigayil” appears- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- 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".
Where else “avshay” appears- 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."
Where else “yoav” appears- 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".
Where else “asa” appears- threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears
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.