1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:2

²The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The name	שֶׁם־	šem-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of his firstborn	הַבְּכוֹר֙	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
son	בְּנ֤וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
was	וַיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Joel	יוֹאֵ֔ל	yō·w·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3100 Joel
and the name	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of his second	מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ	miš·nê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
was Abijah	אֲבִיָּ֑ה	’ă·ḇî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H29 Abijah
They were judges	שֹׁפְטִ֖ים	šō·p̄ə·ṭîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
in Beersheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	šā·ḇa‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.