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And these areוְאֵלֶּהtheir names:שְׁמוֹתָםof the tribeלְמַטֵּהof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןShammuaשַׁמּוּעַsonבֶּןof Zaccur;זַכּוּר
Numbers 13:4
Study it in the app“And these are their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 13:4, word by word
- their namesשְׁמוֹתָshemota
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemota” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- Shammuaשַׁמּוּעַshamua
Shammua
Shammua, a scout from the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. The lexicon explains it as "renowned."
Where else “shamua” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zaccurזַכּוּרzakur
Zaccur
Zaccur, father of Shammua, of the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. It means "mindful."
Where else “zakur” appears
The context
3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the command of YHWH; all of them were men who were heads of the sons of Israel.
4 · This verse (above)
5of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;