1 Chronicles 2:4

“And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah: five.”

1 Chronicles 2:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 2:4, word by word

And Tamarתָמָרtamar

Tamar

Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".

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his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתkalat

daughter-in-law

The son's wife.

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boreיָלְדָהyalda

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

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Perezפֶּרֶץperets

Perez

Perez, "breach": a son of Judah and Tamar, ancestor of King David.

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and Zerahזָרַחzarach

Zerah

Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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The context

3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he put him to death.

4 · This verse (above)

5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

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