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The twelfth,הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂרfor the twelfthלִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonth,הַחֹדֶשׁwas Heldaiחֶלְדַּיthe Netophathite,הַנְּטוֹפָתִיof Othniel;לְעָתְנִיאֵלand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
1 Chronicles 27:15
Study it in the app“The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 27:15, word by word
- The twelfthשְּׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- The twelfthעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- was Heldaiחֶלְדַּיchelday
Heldai
Heldai: the name of two Israelites: the commander of the army for the twelfth month (1 Chronicles 27:15) and one who returned from exile (Zechariah 6:10).
Where else “chelday” appears- the Netophathiteנְּטוֹפָתִיnetofati
Netophathite
Netophathite: a native of Netophah, a town near Bethlehem. Several of David's mighty men are called this.
Where else “netofati” appears- of Othnielעָתְנִיאֵלatniel
Othniel
Othniel: son of Kenaz, of the family of Caleb; he took Debir and was later the first judge of Israel (Judges 3:9).
Where else “atniel” appears- and in his divisionמַחֲלֻקְתּmachalukt
division
Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.
Where else “machalukt” appears- twenty-fourעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- twenty-fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- thousandאָלֶףalef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alef” appears
The context
14The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.
15 · This verse (above)
16Over the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites, the leader was Eliezer son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;