1 Chronicles 5:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon: | Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. | and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Bela | וּבֶ֙לַע֙ | u-VE-la' | H1106H | Belaבֶּ֫לַע (be.la) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; son of: Azaz (H5811) § Bela = "destruction" one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Azaz | עָזָ֔ז | 'a-ZAZ | H5811 | Azazעָזָז (a.zaz) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; son of: Shema (H8087H); father of: Bela (H1106H) § Azaz = "strong" a Reubenite, father of Bela |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Shema | שֶׁ֖מַע | SHE-ma' | H8087H | Shemaשֶׁ֫מַע (she.ma) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; son of: Joel (H3100J); father of: Azaz (H5811) § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi' 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Joel | יוֹאֵ֑ל | yo-'EL | H3100J | Joelיוֹאֵל (yo.el) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8; father of: Shema (H8087H) § Joel = "Jehovah is God" 1) son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah 2) eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer 3) a Simeonite chief 4) a Reubenite 5) a chief of Gad 6) son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar 7) brother of Nathan of Zobah and one of David's mighty warriors … |
| he | ה֚וּא | hu' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| [was] dwelling | יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yo-SHEV | 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) |
| in Aroer | בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔ר | ba-'a-ro-'ER | H6177G | Aroerעֲרֹעֵר (a.ro.er) Aroer = "ruins" a city in Ammon near the Jabbok belonging to Gad Also named: a.ro.e.ri (עֲרֹעֵרִי "Aroerite" H6200) |
| and to | וְעַד־ | ve-'ad- | H5704 | tillעַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705) |
| Nebo | נְב֖וֹ | ne-VO | H5015A | Neboנְבוֹ (ne.vo) § Nebo = "prophet" a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo |
| and Baal | וּבַ֥עַל | u-VA-'al | H1186 | Beth-(baal-meon)בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) nm This name mewans house, dwelling Combined with ba.al me.on (בַּ֫עַל מְעוֹן "Baal-meon" H1186) |
| Meon | מְעֽוֹן׃ | me-'on | H1186 | Beth-(baal-meon)בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) nm This name mewans house, dwelling Combined with ba.al me.on (בַּ֫עַל מְעוֹן "Baal-meon" H1186) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.