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Hosah,וּלְחֹסָהofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Merari,מְרָרִיhad sons:בָּנִיםShimriשִׁמְרִיthe head,הָרֹאשׁforכִּיhe was notלֹא הָיָהthe firstborn,בְכוֹרbut his fatherוַ אָבִיהוּmade himיְשִׂימֵהוּhead;לְרֹאשׁ
1 Chronicles 26:10
Study it in the app“Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for he was not the firstborn, but his father made him head;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 26:10, word by word
- Hosahחֹסָהchosa
Hosah
Hosah: a place on the border of Asher, near Tyre; also the name of a gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 16:38).
Where else “chosa” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears- Shimriשִׁמְרִיshimri
Shimri
Shimri: name of several Israelites. It means "watchful."
Where else “shimri” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- he was notהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- the firstbornבְכוֹרvechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “vechor” appears- but his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- made himיְשִׂימֵyesime
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “yesime” appears
The context
9Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, capable men, eighteen.
10 · This verse (above)
11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brothers of Hosah, thirteen.