1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 23:11
11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahath | יַ֣חַת | ya·ḥaṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3189 Jachath |
| was | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the first | הָרֹ֔אשׁ | hā·rōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and Zizah | וְזִיזָ֖ה | wə·zî·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2125 Zizah |
| was the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֑י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| but Jeush | וִיע֤וּשׁ | wî·‘ūš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3266 Jeush |
| and Beriah | וּבְרִיעָה֙ | ū·ḇə·rî·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1283 Beriah |
| did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have many | הִרְבּ֣וּ | hir·bū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| sons | בָנִ֔ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| so they were counted as | וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| one family | אָ֔ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| and received a single | אֶחָֽת׃ס | ’e·ḥāṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| assignment | לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה | lip̄·qud·dāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.