1 Chronicles 7:2

“And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola, mighty men of valor according to their generations; their number in the days of David: twenty-two thousand six hundred.”

1 Chronicles 7:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 7:2, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vene” appears
of Tolaתוֹלָעtola

Tola

Tola, a son of Issachar; also one of the judges of Israel.

Where else “tola” appears
Uzziעֻזִּיuzi

Uzzi

Uzzi: the name of several Israelites, among them a priest descended from Eleazar, several men of Issachar and of Benjamin, and Levites of Nehemiah's time. The name means "my strength."

Where else “uzi” appears
Rephaiahרְפָיָהrefaya

Rephaiah

Rephaiah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "YHWH has healed."

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Jerielירִיאֵלyriel

Jeriel

Jeriel: a man of the tribe of Issachar, son of Tola.

Where else “yriel” appears
Jahmaiיַחְמַיyachmay

Jahmai

Jahmai: a man of the tribe of Issachar, son of Tola.

Where else “yachmay” appears
Ibsamיִבְשָׂםyivsam

Ibsam

Ibsam: a man of the tribe of Issachar, son of Tola.

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and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel

Samuel

Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."

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headsרָאשִׁיםrashim

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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of their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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of their fathers’ housesאֲבוֹתָavota

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

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mighty men of valorגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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mighty men of valorחַיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

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according to their generationsתֹלְדוֹתָtoldota

generations

What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.

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their numberמִסְפָּרָmispara

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

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in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of Davidדָוִידdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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twenty-twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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six hundredשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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six hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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The context

1And the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 · This verse (above)

3And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; five, all of them heads.

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