1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16:5
5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asaph | אָסָ֥ף | ’ā·sāp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| was the chief | הָרֹ֖אשׁ | hā·rōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֑ה | zə·ḵar·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| was second | וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ | ū·miš·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
| Jeiel | יְעִיאֵ֡ל | yə·‘î·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3273 Jeiel |
| Shemiramoth | וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת | ū·šə·mî·rā·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8070 Shemiramoth |
| Jehiel | וִֽיחִיאֵ֡ל | wî·ḥî·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3171 Jechiel |
| Mattithiah | וּמַתִּתְיָ֡ה | ū·mat·tiṯ·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4993 Mattithjah |
| Eliab | וֶאֱלִיאָ֡ב | we·’ĕ·lî·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H446 Eliab |
| Benaiah | וּבְנָיָהוּ֩ | ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1141 Benajah |
| Obed-edom | אֱדֹ֜ם | ’ĕ·ḏōm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5654 Obed-Edom |
| and Jeiel | וִֽיעִיאֵ֗ל | wî·‘î·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3273 Jeiel |
| They were to play the harps | נְבָלִים֙ | nə·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| and lyres | וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת | ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| while Asaph | וְאָסָ֖ף | wə·’ā·sāp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| sounded | מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ | maš·mî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the cymbals | בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם | bam·ṣil·ta·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - cd | H4700 double tinklers, cymbals |
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