1 Chronicles 25:5

“All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of Elohim, to lift up the horn; Elohim gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.”

1 Chronicles 25:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 25:5, word by word

were sonsבָנִיםvanim

son

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

Where else “vanim” appears
of 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
the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
seerחֹזֵהchoze

seer

A prophet who sees what God shows him.

Where else “choze” appears
in the wordsדִבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “divre” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
to lift upהָרִיםharim

lift up

To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.

Where else “harim” appears
the hornקָרֶןkaren

strength

Strength, power: "the horn of my salvation".

Where else “karen” appears
gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yiten” appears
fourteenאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears
fourteenעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears
and threeשָׁלוֹשׁshalosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shalosh” appears
daughtersבָנוֹתvanot

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “vanot” appears

Translation note

“Lift up the horn” is a Hebrew image of strength and honor (1 Samuel 2:1, 10): it may mean that Elohim honored Heman with many sons.

The context

4Of Heman: the sons of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 · This verse (above)

6All these were under the direction of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of Elohim, under the direction of the king: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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