1 Chronicles 2:18

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1 Chronicles 2:18, word by word

And Calebכָלֵבchalev

Caleb

Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.

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the sonבֶּןben

son

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

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of Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron

Hezron

Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.

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fathered childrenהוֹלִידholid

father

For a man to have a child.

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Azubahעֲזוּבָהazuva

Azubah

Azubah: a name meaning "forsaken." She is the mother of King Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42); also the wife of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18).

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his wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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and by Jeriothיְרִיעוֹתyeriot

Jerioth

Jerioth: a woman of the family of Caleb. The text does not make clear whether she was Caleb's wife or daughter.

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Jesherיֵשֶׁרyesher

Jesher

Jesher: a man of the tribe of Judah, son of Caleb. The name means "uprightness."

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Shobabשׁוֹבָבshovav

Shobab

Shobab, the name of two men; one, a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14); the other, a son of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18).

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and Ardonאַרְדּוֹןardon

Ardon

Ardon: a man of the tribe of Judah, son of Caleb.

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Translation note

The Hebrew of this verse is difficult. Word for word it says: “Caleb… fathered Azubah, a wife, and Jerioth; and these are her sons.” It is not clear whether Jerioth is another wife of Caleb or a daughter, nor which of the two the three sons belong to.

The context