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And in Gibeonוּבְגִבְעוֹןlivedיָשְׁבוּthe fatherאֲבִיof Gibeon,גִבְעוֹןJeiel,יְעִיאֵלand the nameוְשֵׁםof his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹwasMaacah;מַעֲכָה
1 Chronicles 9:35
Study it in the app“And in Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:35, word by word
- And in Gibeonגִבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appears- Jeielיְעִיאֵלyeiel
Jeiel
Jeiel: name of several Israelites, among them a head of a family of Reuben, one of David's mighty men, Levite singers and gatekeepers, and a scribe of King Uzziah.
Where else “yeiel” appears- and the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- Maacahמַעֲכָהmaacha
Maacah
Maacah, the name of several people, men and women; among them a son of Nahor and the daughter of the king of Geshur, David's wife and Absalom's mother. Also a small kingdom in the north.
Where else “maacha” appears
Translation note
Verses 35-44 repeat 8:29-38, with small differences in some names.
Places in this verse
Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
The context
34These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their generations, heads; these lived in Jerusalem.
35 · This verse (above)
36and his firstborn son, Abdon; and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,