1 Chronicles 2:55
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. | Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] clans of | וּמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת | u-mish-pe-CHOT | H4940 | familyמִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats |
| [the] Sophrites | סֹפְרִים֙ | so-fe-RIM | H5608B | secretaryסֹפֵר (so.pher) 1) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe 1a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary 1b) learned man, scribe Aramaic equivalent: sa.pher (סָפִר "scribe" H5613) |
| [who were] dwelling | יֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yo-she-vu | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| of Jabez | יַעְבֵּ֔ץ | ya'-BETZ | H3258G | Jabezיַעְבֵּץ (ya.bets) § Jabez = "sorrow" a town in Judah apparently near Bethlehem |
| Tirathites | תִּרְעָתִ֥ים | tir-'a-TIM | H8654 | Tirathiteתִּרְעָתִים (tir.a.ti) § Tirathites = "men of the gate" one of the 3 families of Kenite scribes living at Jabez |
| Shimeathites | שִׁמְעָתִ֖ים | shim-'a-TIM | H8101 | Shimeathiteשִׁמְעָתִים (shim.a.ti) § Shimeathites =see Shimeath "report" a family of scribes |
| Sucathites | שׂוּכָתִ֑ים | su-kha-TIM | H7756 | Sucathitesשׂוּכָתִים (su.kha.ti) § Suchathites = "bush-men" a family of scribes at Jabez and descendants of Judah through Caleb |
| they [were] | הֵ֚מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| the Kenites | הַקִּינִ֣ים | ha-ki-NIM | H7017 | Keniteקַ֫יִן (qa.yin) Ancestors of Heber (H2268H) or Hobab (H2246), first mentioned at Gen.15.19 Group of qe.ni (קֵינִי "Kenite" H7017) § Cain = "possession" eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother |
| who came | הַבָּאִ֔ים | ha-ba-'IM | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| from Hammath | מֵחַמַּ֖ת | me-cha-MAT | H2575B | Hammathחַמַּת (cham.mat) A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.55; father of: Rechab (H7394H) § Hammath = "hot spring" father of the house of Rechab |
| [the] father of | אֲבִ֥י | 'a-VI | H0001G | fatherאָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002) |
| [the] house of | בֵית־ | veit- | H1004M | No entry |
| Rechab | רֵכָֽב׃ ס | re-KHAV | H7394H | Rechabרֵכָב (re.khav) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Also named: re.kha.vi (רֵכָבִי "Rechabite" H7397A) § Rechab = "rider" 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him Rechabites, of Rechab "rider" adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.