Theseאֵלֶּהwerethe sonsבְּנֵיof Abihailאֲבִיחַיִלthe sonבֶּןof Huri,חוּרִיthe sonבֶּןof Jaroah,יָרוֹחַthe sonבֶּןof Gilead,גִּלְעָדthe sonבֶּןof Michael,מִיכָאֵלthe sonבֶּןof Jeshishai,יְשִׁישַׁיthe sonבֶּןof Jahdo,יַחְדּוֹthe sonבֶּןof Buz.בּוּז
1 Chronicles 5:14
Study it in the app“These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:14, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Abihailאֲבִיחַיִלavichayil
Abihail
Abihail, father of Zuriel, of the Levites of Merari; other people, men and women, bear the same name. It means "father of strength."
Where else “avichayil” appears- of Huriחוּרִיchuri
Huri
Huri: a man of the tribe of Gad, father of Abihail.
Where else “churi” appears- of Jaroahיָרוֹחַyaroach
Jaroah
Jaroah: a man of the tribe of Gad.
Where else “yaroach” appears- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- of Michaelמִיכָאֵלmichael
Michael
Michael, father of Sethur, of the tribe of Asher; others bear the same name, among them the angel Michael (Daniel 10:13). It means "who is like God?"
Where else “michael” appears- of Jeshishaiיְשִׁישַׁיyeshishay
Jeshishai
Jeshishai: a man of the tribe of Gad.
Where else “yeshishay” appears- of Jahdoיַחְדּוֹyachdo
Jahdo
Jahdo: a man of the tribe of Gad.
Where else “yachdo” appears- of Buzבּוּזbuz
Buz
Buz, a son of Nahor, nephew of Abraham; also an Israelite.
Where else “buz” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
13And their brothers by their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
14 · This verse (above)
15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their fathers’ house.