1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 7:16
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’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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.