1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 7:15–16

¹⁵Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah.

Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

¹⁶Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Machir	וּמָכִ֞יר	ū·mā·ḵîr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4353 Makir
took	לָקַ֤ח	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
from among the Huppites	לְחֻפִּ֣ים	lə·ḥup·pîm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2650 Chuppim
and Shuppites	וּלְשֻׁפִּ֔ים	ū·lə·šup·pîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8206 Shuppim
The name	וְשֵׁ֤ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of his sister	אֲחֹתוֹ֙	’ă·ḥō·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H269 sister
was Maacah	מַעֲכָ֔ה	ma·‘ă·ḵāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4601 Maakah
Another	הַשֵּׁנִ֖י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
descendant was named	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Zelophehad	צְלָפְחָ֑ד	ṣə·lā·p̄ə·ḥāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6765 Tselophchad
who had	וַתִּהְיֶ֥נָה	wat·tih·ye·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
only daughters	בָּנֽוֹת׃	bā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Machir’s	מָכִיר֙	mā·ḵîr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4353 Makir
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Maacah	מַעֲכָ֤ה	ma·‘ă·ḵāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4601 Maakah
gave birth to	וַתֵּ֨לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֔ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
and she named him	וַתִּקְרָ֤א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Peresh	פֶּ֔רֶשׁ	pe·reš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6570 Peresh
His brother	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
was named	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Sheresh	שָׁ֑רֶשׁ	šā·reš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8329 Sheresh
and his sons	וּבָנָ֖יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
were Ulam	אוּלָ֥ם	’ū·lām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H198 Ulam
and Rekem	וָרָֽקֶם׃	wā·rā·qem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7552 Rekem

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1 Chronicles 7:15 Numbers 26:33 · Numbers 36:1–12

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