1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 4:14

14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.f

Footnotes

  • f 4:14 Literally Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen. The Hebrew Ge-harashim means valley of craftsmen.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יū·mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯayConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4587 Meonothai
was the father ofהוֹלִ֣ידhō·w·lîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Ophrahעָפְרָ֑ה‘ā·p̄ə·rāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6084 perhaps modern
and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הū·śə·rā·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8304 Serajah
was the father ofהוֹלִ֤ידhō·w·lîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Joabיוֹאָב֙yō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
the fatherאֲבִי֙’ă·ḇîNoun - masculine singular constructH1 father
of those living inגֵּ֣יאgêNoun - proper - feminine singularH1516 valley
Ge-harashimחֲרָשִׁ֔יםḥă·rā·šîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2798 mechanics
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
wereהָיֽוּ׃פhā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
craftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםḥă·rā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH2796 graver, artificer

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.