Study it in the app“These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty- seven years.”
Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Leviלֵוִיaccording to their generations:לְתֹלְדֹתָםGershon,גֵּרְשׁוֹןKohath,וּקְהָתand Merari;וּמְרָרִיand the yearsוּשְׁנֵיof the lifeחַיֵּיof Leviלֵוִיwere a hundredוּמְאַתthirty-וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםsevenשֶׁבַעyears.שָׁנָה
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appearsLevi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appearsgenerations
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” appearsGershon
Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “gershon” appearsKohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appearsMerari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appearsage
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shene” appearslife
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaye” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meat” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of the Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
16 · This verse (above)
17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
