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Joelיוֹאֵלthe head,הָרֹאשׁand Shaphamוְשָׁפָםthe second,הַמִּשְׁנֶהand Janai,וְיַעְנַיand Shaphat,וְשָׁפָטin Bashan.בַּבָּשָׁן
1 Chronicles 5:12
Study it in the app“Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat, in Bashan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:12, word by word
- Joelיוֹאֵלyoel
Joel
Joel: the name of several people; among them the eldest son of Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2) and the prophet of the book of Joel. It means "YHWH is God".
Where else “yoel” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- and Shaphamשָׁפָםshafam
Shapham
Shapham: a man of the tribe of Gad, the second in Bashan.
Where else “shafam” appears- the secondמִּשְׁנֶהmishne
second
Next in rank after the king.
Where else “mishne” appears- and Janaiיַעְנַיyanay
Janai
Janai: a man of the tribe of Gad who lived in Bashan.
Where else “yanay” appears- and Shaphatשָׁפָטshafat
Shaphat
Shaphat, a scout from the tribe of Simeon; other men bear the same name. It means "judge."
Where else “shafat” appears- in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears
Places in this verse
Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
The context
11And the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
12 · This verse (above)
13And their brothers by their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.