1 Chronicles 7:8

“And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.”

1 Chronicles 7:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 7:8, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

son

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

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of Becherבֶכֶרvecher

Becher

Becher, a son of Benjamin; also a man of the tribe of Ephraim.

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Zemirahזְמִירָהzemira

Zemirah

Zemirah: a man of the tribe of Benjamin, son of Becher.

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Joashיוֹעָשׁyoash

Joash

Joash: the name of two Israelites, one of Benjamin and an officer of David. In Hebrew it is written differently from the name of King Joash.

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Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer

Eliezer

Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.

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Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַיelyoenay

Elioenai

Elioenai (also Eliehoenai): the name of several Israelites. The name means "toward YHWH are my eyes."

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Omriעָמְרִיamri

Omri

Omri: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the army commander made king of Israel, who built Samaria and was the father of Ahab (1 Kings 16:16-28); other men bear the same name in Chronicles.

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Jeremothירֵמוֹתyremot

Jerimoth

Jerimoth (or Jeremoth): name of several Israelites.

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Abijahאֲבִיָּהaviya

Abijah

Abijah: the name of several people; among them Samuel's second son (1 Samuel 8:2), a son of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:1) and a king of Judah (2 Chronicles 13:1). It means "my father is YHWH."

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Anathothעֲנָתוֹתanatot

Anathoth

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and Alemethעָלָמֶתalamet

Alemeth

Alemeth: the name of a city of Benjamin given to the priests (Almon in Joshua 21:18) and of two men of Benjamin.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemAnathoth
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Anathoth

    Today: Anata and Ras al-Kharrubeh, West Bank

    A town in Benjamin, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Jerusalem.

    It was a city of priests (Josh 21:18). Jeremiah came from there (Jer 1:1).

    Jeremiah 1:1Joshua 21:181 Kings 2:26

The context

7And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and their genealogical record: twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

8 · This verse (above)

9And their genealogical record, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor: twenty thousand two hundred.

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