The daughtersבְּנוֹתof Zelophehadצְלָפְחָדsonבֶּןof Hepher,חֵפֶרsonבֶּןof Gilead,גִּלְעָדsonבֶּןof Machir,מָכִירsonבֶּןof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהof the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהsonבֶןof Joseph,יוֹסֵףcame near.וַתִּקְרַבְנָהAnd these areוְאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof his daughters:בְּנֹתָיוMahlah,מַחְלָהNoah,נֹעָהHoglah,וְחָגְלָהMilcah,וּמִלְכָּהand Tirzah.וְתִרְצָה
Numbers 27:1
Study it in the app“The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, came near. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 27:1, word by word
- The daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָדtselafchad
Zelophehad
Zelophehad, a man of the tribe of Manasseh who died without sons; his five daughters asked for and received his inheritance.
Where else “tselafchad” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Hepherחֵפֶרchefer
Hepher
Hepher, a descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh, and father of Zelophehad; also the name of other men and of a place.
Where else “chefer” appears- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- of Machirמָכִירmachir
Machir
Machir, the name of two men: the son of Manasseh, father of Gilead, and the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, who took in Mephibosheth and later helped David.
Where else “machir” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- came nearתִּקְרַבְנָהtikravna
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “tikravna” appears- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- Mahlahמַחְלָהmachla
Mahlah
Mahlah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad.
Where else “machla” appears- Noahנֹעָהnoa
Noah
Noah (in Hebrew Noa, different from the Noah of the flood), one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. The name means "movement."
Where else “noa” appears- Hoglahחָגְלָהchagla
Hoglah
Hoglah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. The name perhaps means "partridge."
Where else “chagla” appears- Milcahמִלְכָּהmilka
Milcah
Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abram's brother; also a daughter of Zelophehad.
Where else “milka” appears- and Tirzahתִרְצָהtirtsa
Tirzah
Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."
Where else “tirtsa” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and the whole community, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,