Then the tribeמַטֵּהof Zebulun;זְבוּלֻןand the chiefוְנָשִׂיאof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Zebulunזְבוּלֻןis Eliabאֱלִיאָבsonבֶּןof Helon,חֵלֹן
Numbers 2:7
Study it in the app“Then the tribe of Zebulun; and the chief of the sons of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 2:7, word by word
- Then the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears- and the chiefנָשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- is Eliabאֱלִיאָבeliav
Eliab
Eliab, the name of several men; among them a chief of the tribe of Zebulun (Numbers 1:9), the father of Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16:1) and the oldest brother of David (1 Samuel 16:6). It means "God is father."
Where else “eliav” appears- of Helonחֵלֹןchelon
Helon
Helon, father of Eliab, of the tribe of Zebulun. The name means "strong."
Where else “chelon” appears
The context
6and his army, those of them counted, are fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 · This verse (above)
8and his army, those of them counted, are fifty-seven thousand four hundred.