Ahiאֲחִיthe sonבֶּןof Abdiel,עַבְדִּיאֵלthe sonבֶּןof Guni,גּוּנִיwasheadרֹאשׁof their fathers’ house.לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם
1 Chronicles 5:15
Study it in the app“Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their fathers’ house.”
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1 Chronicles 5:15, word by word
- Ahiאֲחִיachi
Ahi
Ahi: the name of two Israelites: a head of a family of the tribe of Gad and a man of Asher.
Where else “achi” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Abdielעַבְדִּיאֵלavdiel
Abdiel
Abdiel: a man of the tribe of Gad. The name means "servant of God."
Where else “avdiel” appears- of Guniגּוּנִיguni
Guni
Guni, a son of Naphtali; also a man of the tribe of Gad.
Where else “guni” appears- headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- of their fathers’ houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- of their fathers’ houseאֲבוֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears
The context
14These 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16And they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.