1 Chronicles 2:6

“And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; all of them, five.”

1 Chronicles 2:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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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."

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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."

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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).

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Calcolכַלְכֹּלchalkol

Calcol

Calcol: one of the wise men with whom Solomon is compared, son of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31).

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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.

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fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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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.

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