1 Chronicles 7:40

“All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, chosen, mighty men of valor, heads of the chiefs; and their genealogical record in the army, for the war: their number, twenty-six thousand men.”

1 Chronicles 7:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 7:40, word by word

the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Asherאָשֵׁרasher

Asher

Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".

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headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

chief

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

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of the fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

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chosenבְּרוּרִיםberurim

choose

To set apart the best for a task, as clean grain is set apart.

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mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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of valorחֲיָלִיםchayalim

valor

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

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of the chiefsנְּשִׂיאִיםnesiim

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

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and their genealogical recordהִתְיַחְשָׂhityachsa

enroll in a genealogy

Enroll in the genealogy: record someone in the list of his family according to his ancestors. These lists showed to which tribe and family each person belonged.

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in the armyצָּבָאtsava

army

An army.

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for the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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their numberמִסְפָּרָmispara

number

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

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twenty-sixעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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twenty-sixשִׁשָּׁהshisha

six

Six; also "sixth".

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thousandאָלֶףalef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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The context

39And the sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

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