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Theseאֵלֶּהwerethe headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתof the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםaccording to their generations,לְתֹלְדוֹתָםheads;רָאשִׁיםtheseאֵלֶּהlivedיָשְׁבוּin Jerusalem.בִירוּשָׁלִָם
1 Chronicles 9:34
Study it in the app“These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their generations, heads; these lived in Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:34, word by word
- 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 Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” 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- livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
33And these were the singers, heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, in the chambers, free from other service, for day and night it was on them to be in the work.
34 · This verse (above)
35And in Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah;