And the sonsוּבְנֵיof Appaim:אַפַּיִםIshi.יִשְׁעִיAnd the sonsוּבְנֵיof Ishi:יִשְׁעִיSheshan.שֵׁשָׁןAnd the sonsוּבְנֵיof Sheshan:שֵׁשָׁןAhlai.אַחְלָי
1 Chronicles 2:31
Study it in the app“And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.”
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1 Chronicles 2:31, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Appaimאַפַּיִםapayim
Appaim
Appaim: a man of the tribe of Judah, a descendant of Jerahmeel.
Where else “apayim” appears- Ishiיִשְׁעִיyishi
Ishi
Ishi: the name of several Israelites. The name means "my salvation."
Where else “yishi” appears- Sheshanשֵׁשָׁןsheshan
Sheshan
Sheshan: a man of the tribe of Judah, a descendant of Jerahmeel, who had no sons.
Where else “sheshan” appears- Ahlaiאַחְלָיachlay
Ahlai
Ahlai: a person of the tribe of Judah, of the line of Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:31); the father of one of David's mighty men also bears it.
Where else “achlay” appears
Translation note
According to verse 34, Sheshan had no sons, but daughters; Ahlai would then be a daughter, or “sons” means “descendants” here. The text does not make it clear.
The context
30And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died without sons.
31 · This verse (above)
32And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.