1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:8–10

8The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,c Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty oned on the earth.

Footnotes

  • c 1:9 Sabta is a variant of Sabtah; see Genesis 10:7|GEN 10:7.
  • d 1:10 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior

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1 Chronicles 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Hamחָ֑םḥāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2526 Ham
Cushכּ֥וּשׁkūšNoun - proper - masculine singularH3568 Cush
Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםū·miṣ·ra·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Putפּ֥וּטpūṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH6316 Libyans
and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃ū·ḵə·nā·‘anConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan

1 Chronicles 1:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Cushכ֔וּשׁḵūšNoun - proper - masculine singularH3568 Cush
Sebaסְבָא֙sə·ḇāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5434 Seba
Havilahוַחֲוִילָ֔הwa·ḥă·wî·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2341 Chavilah
Sabtaוְסַבְתָּ֥אwə·saḇ·tāConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5454 Sabta, Sabtah
Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖אwə·ra‘·māConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7484 Ramah
and Sabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אwə·saḇ·tə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5455 Sabteca
The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Raamahרַעְמָ֖אra‘·māNoun - proper - masculine singularH7484 Ramah
Shebaשְׁבָ֥אšə·ḇāNoun - proper - masculine singularH7614 Shebâ
and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃סū·ḏə·ḏānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1719 Dedan

1 Chronicles 1:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Cushוְכ֖וּשׁwə·ḵūšConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3568 Cush
was the father ofיָלַ֣דyā·laḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Nimrodנִמְר֑וֹדnim·rō·wḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH5248 Nimrod
whoה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
beganהֵחֵ֔לhê·ḥêlVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a mighty oneגִּבּ֖וֹרgib·bō·wrAdjective - masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty
on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃סbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

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1 Chronicles 1:8 Genesis 10:6–7

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