1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:23
23But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair,j along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
Footnotes
- j 2:23 Or the villages of Jair
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Geshur | גְּשֽׁוּר־ | gə·šūr- | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1650 Geshur |
| and Aram | וַ֠אֲרָם | wa·’ă·rām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| captured | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Havvoth-jair | יָאִ֧יר | yā·’îr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2334 hamlets of Jair |
| along with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Kenath | קְנָ֥ת | qə·nāṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7079 Kenath |
| and its sixty | שִׁשִּׁ֣ים | šiš·šîm | Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| surrounding | בְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ | bə·nō·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| villages | עִ֑יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | אֵ֕לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| descendants | בְּנֵ֖י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Machir | מָכִ֥יר | mā·ḵîr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4353 Makir |
| the father | אֲבִי־ | ’ă·ḇî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| of Gilead | גִלְעָֽד׃ | ḡil·‘āḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.