1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:19–20

19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,j because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

20And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Footnotes

  • j 1:19 Peleg means division.

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1 Chronicles 1:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Twoשְׁנֵ֣יšə·nêNumber - masculine dual constructH8147 two
sonsבָנִ֑יםḇā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
were bornיֻלַּ֖דyul·laḏVerb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרū·lə·‘ê·ḇerConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5677 Eber
Oneהָאֶחָ֞דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
was namedשֵׁ֣םšêmNoun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
Pelegפֶּ֗לֶגpe·leḡNoun - proper - masculine singularH6389 Peleg
becauseכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ḇə·yā·māwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3117 day
the earthהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
was dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnip̄·lə·ḡāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6385 split, divide
and his brotherאָחִ֖יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
was namedוְשֵׁ֥םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃yā·qə·ṭānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3355 Joktan

1 Chronicles 1:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןwə·yā·qə·ṭānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3355 Joktan
was the father ofיָלַ֔דyā·laḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד’al·mō·w·ḏāḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH486 Almodad
Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףšā·lep̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH8026 Sheleph
Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתḥă·ṣar·mā·weṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH2700 Chatsarmaveth
Jerahיָֽרַח׃yā·raḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH3392 Jerach

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1 Chronicles 1:19 Genesis 10:21

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