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And Ashhurוּ אַשְׁחוּרthe fatherאֲבִיof Tekoaתְקוֹעַhadלְ הָיוּtwoשְׁתֵּיwives,נָשִׁיםHelahחֶלְאָהand Naarah.וְנַעֲרָה
1 Chronicles 4:5
Study it in the app“And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.”
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1 Chronicles 4:5, word by word
- And Ashhurאַשְׁחוּרashchur
Ashhur
Ashhur: a man of the tribe of Judah, called "father of Tekoa," that is, the founder or head of that town.
Where else “ashchur” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appears- of Tekoaתְקוֹעַtekoa
Tekoa
Tekoa: a town of Judah south of Bethlehem; the wise woman Joab sent to David came from there, and later the prophet Amos.
Where else “tekoa” appears- hadהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- wivesנָשִׁיםnashim
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashim” appears- Helahחֶלְאָהchela
Helah
Helah: one of the two wives of Ashhur, of the tribe of Judah.
Where else “chela” appears- and Naarahנַעֲרָהnaara
Naarah
Naarah: a town on the border of Ephraim, near Jericho; also the name of a woman of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:5).
Where else “naara” appears
The context
4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 · This verse (above)
6And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and the Ahashtarite. These are the sons of Naarah.