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and Beriahוּבְרִעָהand Shema;וָשֶׁמַעtheyהֵמָּהwerethe headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתof the inhabitantsלְיוֹשְׁבֵיof Aijalon;אַיָּלוֹןtheyהֵמָּהput to flightהִבְרִיחוּthe inhabitantsאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Gath.גַת
1 Chronicles 8:13
Study it in the app“and Beriah and Shema; they were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon; they put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 8:13, word by word
- and Beriahבְרִעָהveria
Beriah
Beriah, the name of several Israelites; among them a son of Asher and a son of Ephraim.
Where else “veria” appears- and Shemaשֶׁמַעshema
Shema
Shema: the name of several Israelites and of a place in Judah.
Where else “shema” appears- the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appears- of the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Aijalonאַיָּלוֹןayalon
Aijalon
Aijalon: the name of several places; the best known is a valley and city west of Jerusalem. The name comes from "deer."
Where else “ayalon” appears- put to flightהִבְרִיחוּhivrichu
drive away
To make someone flee.
Where else “hivrichu” appears- of Gathגַתgat
Gath
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Places in this verse
Gath ?
Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel
A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.
Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).
The context
12And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed; he built Ono, and Lod and its towns;
13 · This verse (above)
14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,