1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 7:23

²³And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah,^e because tragedy had come upon his house.

Footnotes

e 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for tragedy or disaster.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And again he slept with	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and she conceived	וַתַּ֖הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth to	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
So he named	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמוֹ֙	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Beriah	בְּרִיעָ֔ה	bə·rî·‘āh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1283 Beriah
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
tragedy	בְרָעָ֖ה	ḇə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
had come	הָיְתָ֥ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon his house	בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.