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And their genealogical record,וְהִתְיַחְשָׂםaccording to their generations,לְתֹלְדוֹתָםheadsרָאשֵׁיof their fathers’ houses,בֵּית אֲבוֹתָםmighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof valor:חָיִלtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףtwo hundred.וּמָאתָיִם
1 Chronicles 7:9
Study it in the app“And their genealogical record, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor: twenty thousand two hundred.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 7:9, word by word
- 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.
Where else “hityachsa” appears- 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.
Where else “toldota” appears- headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of their fathers’ housesבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of their fathers’ housesאֲבוֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears- mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears- of valorחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- two hundredמָאתָיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears
The context
8And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.