1 Chronicles 7:5

“And their brothers, of all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor: eighty-seven thousand was their genealogical record of all.”

1 Chronicles 7:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 7:5, word by word

And their brothersאֲחֵיache

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “ache” appears
the familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of Issacharיִשָׂשכָרyisashchar

Issachar

Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".

Where else “yisashchar” appears
mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

Where else “gibore” appears
of valorחֲיָלִיםchayalim

valor

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

Where else “chayalim” appears
eighty-sevenשְׁמוֹנִיםshemonim

eighty

Eighty.

Where else “shemonim” appears
eighty-sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shiva” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
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.

Where else “hityachsa” appears

The context

4And with them, according to their generations, by their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army of war: thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.

5 · This verse (above)

6Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.

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