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The sonsבְנֵיof Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרwere:וַיִּהְיוּRehabiahרְחַבְיָהthe head;הָרֹאשׁand Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶזֶרhadהָיָהnoוְלֹאotherאֲחֵרִיםsons,בָּנִיםbut the sonsוּבְנֵיof Rehabiahרְחַבְיָהmultipliedרָבוּgreatly.לְמָעְלָה
1 Chronicles 23:17
Study it in the app“The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah multiplied greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:17, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer
Eliezer
Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.
Where else “eliezer” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- Rehabiahרְחַבְיָהrechavya
Rehabiah
Rehabiah: a Levite, son of Eliezer and grandson of Moses. The name means "YHWH has made room."
Where else “rechavya” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- multipliedרָבוּravu
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “ravu” appears- greatlyמָעְלָmala
exceedingly
More and more: used to say "greatly" or "above all".
Where else “mala” appears
The context
16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
17 · This verse (above)
18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.