the sonבֶּןof Elkanah,אֶלְקָנָהthe sonבֶּןof Jeroham,יְרֹחָםthe sonבֶּןof Eliel,אֱלִיאֵלthe sonבֶּןof Toah,תּוֹחַ
1 Chronicles 6:34
Study it in the app“the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,”
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1 Chronicles 6:34, word by word
- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָהelkana
Elkanah
Elkanah, a name borne by several men; among them a son of Korah (Exodus 6:24) and the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). It means "El has acquired".
Where else “elkana” appears- of Jerohamיְרֹחָםyerocham
Jeroham
Jeroham: the name of several people; among them the grandfather of the prophet Samuel. It means "may he find mercy".
Where else “yerocham” appears- of Elielאֱלִיאֵלeliel
Eliel
Eliel: name of several Israelites. It means "my God is God."
Where else “eliel” appears- of Toahתּוֹחַtoach
Toah
Toah: an ancestor of the prophet Samuel. In 1 Samuel 1:1 he is called Tohu.
Where else “toach” appears
Translation note
It is the family of the prophet Samuel. In 1 Samuel 1:1 these ancestors are called “Elihu” and “Tohu”; in verses 26-27, “Eliab” and “Nahath.” Each list is left as it is.
The context
33And these are those who stood there, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34 · This verse (above)
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,