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And Azubahוַ עֲזוּבָהdied,תָּמָתand Calebוַ כָלֵבtookיִּקַּחfor himselfלוֹEphrath,אֶת אֶפְרָתand she boreוַתֵּלֶדhimלוֹHur.אֶת חוּר
1 Chronicles 2:19
Study it in the app“And Azubah died, and Caleb took for himself Ephrath, and she bore him Hur.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 2:19, word by word
- And 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).
Where else “azuva” appears- diedתָּמָתtamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamat” appears- 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.
Where else “chalev” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- Ephrathאֶפְרָתefrat
Ephrath
Ephrath, an old name of Bethlehem and its district.
Where else “efrat” appears- and she boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- Hurחוּרchur
Hur
Hur, a name borne by several men, among them the man of the tribe of Judah who, with Aaron, held up the hands of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8).
Where else “chur” appears
Translation note
Here the Hebrew writes the short form of the name, “Ephrath”; she is the same Ephrathah of verses 24 and 50.
The context
18And Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth; and these are her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 · This verse (above)
20And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.