And the sonsוּבְנֵיof Calebכָּלֵבthe sonבֶּןof Jephunneh:יְפֻנֶּהIru,עִירוּElah,אֵלָהand Naam.וָנָעַםAnd the sonsוּבְנֵיof Elah:אֵלָהKenaz.וּקְנַז
1 Chronicles 4:15
Study it in the app“And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:15, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Calebכָּלֵבkalev
Caleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “kalev” appears- of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyefune
Jephunneh
Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.
Where else “yefune” appears- Iruעִירוּiru
Iru
Iru: a son of Caleb son of Jephunneh.
Where else “iru” appears- Elahאֵלָהela
Elah
Elah, the name of several men (a chief of Edom; a king of Israel) and of the valley of Elah in Judah, where David defeated Goliath. As a common word it means "oak" or "terebinth".
Where else “ela” appears- and Naamנָעַםnaam
Naam
Naam: a son of Caleb son of Jephunneh. The name means "pleasantness."
Where else “naam” appears- Kenazקְנַזkenaz
Kenaz
Kenaz, a grandson of Esau; also Israelites, such as the father of Othniel.
Where else “kenaz” appears
Translation note
At the end the Hebrew says “and the sons of Elah: and Kenaz,” as if a name were missing before it.
The context
14And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of the Valley of Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.
15 · This verse (above)
16And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.