1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:16–17
16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jetherh the Ishmaelite.
Footnotes
- h 2:17 Jether is a variant of Ithra; see 2 Samuel 17:25|2SA 17:25.
Word by word
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1 Chronicles 2:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their sisters | וְאַחְיֹתֵיהֶם | wə·ʾaḥ·yō·ṯē·hɛm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H269 sister |
| were Zeruiah | צְרוּיָ֣ה | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
| and Abigail | וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִל | wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡā·yil | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H26 Abigail, Abigal |
| And the three | שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| sons | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Zeruiah | צְרוּיָ֗ה | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
| Abishai | אַבְשַׁ֛י | ’aḇ·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| Joab | וְיוֹאָ֥ב | wə·yō·w·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| and Asahel | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6214 Asahel |
1 Chronicles 2:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail | וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל | wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H26 Abigail, Abigal |
| was the mother | יָלְדָ֖ה | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| of Amasa | עֲמָשָׂ֑א | ‘ă·mā·śā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6021 Amasa |
| whose | עֲמָשָׂ֔א | ‘ă·mā·śā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6021 Amasa |
| father | וַאֲבִ֣י | wa·’ă·ḇî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| was Jether | יֶ֖תֶר | ye·ṯer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3500 Jether |
| the Ishmaelite | הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃ | hay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3459 Jishmaelite |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 2:16 1 Samuel 26:6
1 Chronicles 2:17 2 Samuel 17:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.