And the sonוּבֶןof Jonathan:יְהוֹנָתָןMerib-baal;מְרִיב בָּעַלand Merib-baalוּמְרִי בַעַלfatheredהוֹלִיד אֶתMicah.מִיכָה
1 Chronicles 9:40
Study it in the app“And the son of Jonathan: Merib-baal; and Merib-baal fathered Micah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:40, word by word
- And the sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears- Merib-baalמְרִיבmeriv
Merib-baal
Merib-baal: the son of Jonathan, called Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel. The name contains the word "baal," "lord, owner."
Where else “meriv” appears- and Merib-baalמְרִיmeri
Merib-baal
Merib-baal: another way of writing the name of the son of Jonathan, called Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel.
Where else “meri” appears- fatheredהוֹלִידholid
father
For a man to have a child.
Where else “holid” appears- Micahמִיכָהmicha
Micah
Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.
Where else “micha” appears
The context
39And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
40 · This verse (above)
41And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.