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Jahathיַחַתwasוַיְהִיthe head,הָרֹאשׁand Zizaוְזִיזָהthe second;הַשֵּׁנִיbut Jeushוִיעוּשׁand Beriahוּבְרִיעָהdid notלֹאhave manyהִרְבּוּsons,בָנִיםso they becameוַיִּהְיוּa father’s houseלְבֵית אָבin a singleאֶחָתcensus.לִפְקֻדָּה
1 Chronicles 23:11
Study it in the app“Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s house in a single census.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:11, word by word
- Jahathיַחַתyachat
Jahath
Jahath: name of several Israelites, one of Judah and others Levites.
Where else “yachat” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- and Zizaזִיזָהziza
Zizah
Zizah: a Levite of the family of Gershon, son of Shimei; he is the "Zina" of the verse before, written another way.
Where else “ziza” appears- the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- but Jeushיעוּשׁyush
Jeush
Jeush, a son of Esau and Oholibamah; also other Israelites.
Where else “yush” appears- and Beriahבְרִיעָהveria
Beriah
Beriah, the name of several Israelites; among them a son of Asher and a son of Ephraim.
Where else “veria” appears- have manyהִרְבּוּhirbu
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “hirbu” appears- sonsבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- a father’s houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- a father’s houseאָבav
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “av” appears- in a singleאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- censusפְקֻדָּהfekuda
census
A listing of people, or something kept safe.
Where else “fekuda” appears
Translation note
“Ziza” is the “Zina” of verse 10; the Hebrew writes it in both ways.
The context
10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei, four.
11 · This verse (above)
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.