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And the sonsוּבְנֵיof the half-tribeחֲצִי שֵׁבֶטof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהlivedיָשְׁבוּin the land,בָּאָרֶץfrom BashanמִבָּשָׁןtoעַדBaal-hermon,בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹןSenir,וּשְׂנִירand MountוְהַרHermon;חֶרְמוֹןtheyהֵמָּהmultiplied.רָבוּ
1 Chronicles 5:23
Study it in the app“And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land, from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon; they multiplied.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:23, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of the half-tribeחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of 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- livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- from Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- Baal-hermonבַּעַלbaal
Baal-hermon
Baal-hermon: a mountain in the north, in the region of Hermon.
Where else “baal” appears- Senirשְׂנִירsenir
Senir
Senir: the name the Amorites gave to Mount Hermon.
Where else “senir” appears- and Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermon
Hermon
See it on the mapWhere else “chermon” appears- multipliedרָבוּravu
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “ravu” appears
Places in this verse
1Bashan
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).
2Hermon
Today: Mount Hermon: Lebanon-Syria border, Israeli-held part
The highest mountain in northern Israel, on the border with Syria and Lebanon.
It was the northern limit of what Israel took east of the Jordan (Deut 3:8). The Psalms speak of its dew (Ps 133:3).
The context
22For many fell slain, because the war was from Elohim. And they lived in their place until the exile.
23 · This verse (above)
24And these were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, men, mighty men of valor, men of renown, heads of their fathers’ houses.