And the sonsוּבְנֵיof Zerah:זֶרַחZimri,זִמְרִיEthan,וְאֵיתָןHeman,וְהֵימָןCalcol,וְכַלְכֹּלand Dara;וָדָרַעall of them,כֻּלָּםfive.חֲמִשָּׁה
1 Chronicles 2:6
Study it in the app“And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; all of them, five.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 2:6, 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 Zerahזֶרַחzerach
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.
Where else “zerach” appears- Zimriזִמְרִיzimri
Zimri
Zimri, a chief of the tribe of Simeon who sinned with a Midianite woman; others bear the same name. The name means "musical."
Where else “zimri” appears- Ethanאֵיתָןetan
Ethan
Ethan: the name of several men: Ethan the Ezrahite, a famous wise man (1 Kings 4:31; title of Psalm 89), and several Levites, among them one of David's singers (1 Chronicles 15:17). The name means "firm, lasting."
Where else “etan” appears- Hemanהֵימָןheman
Heman
Heman: the name of two men: a famous wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31), and a Levite, singer and seer in the time of David (1 Chronicles 6:33; 25:5; title of Psalm 88).
Where else “heman” appears- Calcolכַלְכֹּלchalkol
Calcol
Calcol: one of the wise men with whom Solomon is compared, son of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31).
Where else “chalkol” appears- and Daraדָרַעdara
Dara
Dara: a man of the tribe of Judah, son of Zerah. In 1 Kings 4:31 a wise man named Darda appears.
Where else “dara” appears- fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears
Translation note
In Joshua 7:1 the son of Zerah is called Zabdi. Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda appear as wise men in 1 Kings 4:31; here the last name is written “Dara.” Each name is left as each book writes it.
The context
5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 · This verse (above)
7And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the one who brought ruin on Israel, who committed an act of unfaithfulness regarding the thing devoted to destruction.