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And Jabezיַעְבֵּץwasוַיְהִיmore honoredנִכְבָּדthan his brothers;מֵאֶחָיוand his motherוְאִמּוֹcalledקָרְאָהhis nameשְׁמוֹJabez,יַעְבֵּץsaying,לֵאמֹר“BecauseכִּיI bore himיָלַדְתִּיin pain.”בְּעֹצֶב
1 Chronicles 4:9
Study it in the app“And Jabez was more honored than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:9, word by word
- And Jabezיַעְבֵּץyabets
Jabez
Jabez: the name of a place in Judah where families of scribes lived, and of a man of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:9-10). It is not Jabesh of Gilead, which is written differently in Hebrew.
Where else “yabets” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- more honoredנִכְבָּדnichbad
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbad” appears- than his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- calledקָרְאָהkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- I bore himיָלַדְתִּיyaladti
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yaladti” appears- in painעֹצֶבotsev
pain
The pain of one who suffers, like that of childbirth or of deep grief.
Where else “otsev” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew “Jabez” (Yabets) sounds like “pain” (otsev), with two letters switched.
The context
8And Koz fathered Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 · This verse (above)
10And Jabez called on the Elohim of Israel, saying, “If you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my territory, and your hand would be with me, and you would act keeping me from evil, so that it may not pain me…!” And Elohim brought what he asked.