The sonsבְּנֵיof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןthe Gadites,וְגָדִיand the half-tribeוַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶטof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהofמִןthe valiant,בְּנֵי חַיִלmenאֲנָשִׁיםwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵיshieldמָגֵןand sword,וְחֶרֶבwho drewוְדֹרְכֵיthe bow,קֶשֶׁתand trainedוּלְמוּדֵיfor war,מִלְחָמָהwereforty-fourאַרְבָּעִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousandאֶלֶףseven hundredוּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹתand sixty,וְשִׁשִּׁיםwho went outיֹצְאֵיto the army.צָבָא
1 Chronicles 5:18
Study it in the app“The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of the valiant, men who carried shield and sword, who drew the bow, and trained for war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, who went out to the army.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:18, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- the Gaditesגָדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- and the half-tribeחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- and the half-tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- the valiantחַיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- who carriedנֹשְׂאֵיnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears- and swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- who drewדֹרְכֵיdorche
bend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “dorche” appears- the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- and trainedלְמוּדֵיlemude
learn
To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.
Where else “lemude” appears- for warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- forty-fourאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim
forty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appears- forty-fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- seven hundredשְׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- seven hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- and sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appears- who went outיֹצְאֵיyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- to the armyצָבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears
The context
17All of them were enrolled in the genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 · This verse (above)
19And they made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.