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1 Chronicles 7:15 — Word Study

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WLCוּמָכִ֞יר לָקַ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ לְחֻפִּ֣ים וּלְשֻׁפִּ֔ים וְשֵׁ֤ם אֲחֹתוֹ֙ מַעֲכָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י צְלָפְחָ֑ד וַתִּהְיֶ֥נָה לִצְלָפְחָ֖ד בָּנֽוֹת׃

BSAMachirMâkîyr tooklâqach [as his own, to possess] a wifeʼishshâh [a female partner, companion] from among the HuppitesChuppîym [sons of Huppim] and ShuppitesShuppîym [sons of Shuppim] The nameshêm [identity, character] of his sisterʼâchôwth [biological sibling, close relative] was MaacahMaʻăkâh [oppression, pressure] Anothershênîy descendant was namedshêm [offspring, heir, designated, called] ZelophehadTsᵉlophchâd [he who fears, trembles] who hadhâyâh only daughtersbath [exclusively, solely, female children, inheritors]

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1 Chronicles 7:15quick helps
In a sentenceMachir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites, and his sister's name was Maacah; another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
Who is speakingThe narrator recounts the lineage of Manasseh through Machir.
Where we areThis passage details the family of Machir, a significant figure in the tribe of Manasseh.
The hard wordצְלָפְחָד
Take awayMachir's family includes his wife, sister, and a notable descendant with only daughters.
6 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectמָכִיר verbלָקַח The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 7:15

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — The Lineage of Manassehgenerated

14The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
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.
17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 7:15 describes Machir, a descendant of Manasseh, who took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's name was Maacah, and he had a descendant named Zelophehad, known for having only daughters. This genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage in Israel's history, especially regarding inheritance and tribal identity, as seen in other passages like Numbers 26:33.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Numbers 26:33Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
2Numbers 27:1–11Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
3Numbers 36:1–12Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word מָכִיר, u.ma.Khirgenerated

The name מָכִיר (Makir) refers to a prominent figure in the Old Testament, specifically the son of Manasseh. His name means 'sold', indicating a connection to commerce or possession. He is mentioned in various genealogies, emphasizing his role in the lineage of Israel.

Machir's actions in this verse, taking a wife, illustrate the continuation of family lines and the importance of marriage alliances in ancient Israelite culture.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb לָקַח (he took) governs the entire verse, with several phrases detailing the actions and relationships. The structure emphasizes Machir's actions and the familial connections.

The subject מָכִיר (Machir) is clearly established at the beginning, followed by the verb and the object, creating a straightforward narrative flow.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates מָכִיר as μαξιρ, maintaining the name's significance while adapting it to Greek phonetics. This choice reflects the translators' intent to preserve the identity of the character.

The Greek word ἔλαβεν corresponds to לָקַח, meaning 'he took', which aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, underscoring the act of taking a wife.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

1 Chronicles 7:15 tells us that Machir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites, and his sister was named Maacah. Another descendant, Zelophehad, had only daughters. This verse emphasizes the importance of family and lineage in the history of Israel.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who was Machir?

Machir was a significant figure in the tribe of Manasseh, known for taking a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites.

What does the name Maacah mean?

The name Maacah is associated with oppression or pressure, and it refers to Machir's sister.

What is notable about Zelophehad?

Zelophehad is known for having only daughters, which is significant in the context of inheritance laws in Israel.

Why is lineage important in this passage?

Lineage is crucial for understanding tribal identity and inheritance rights in ancient Israel, as seen in the genealogies.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How does understanding Machir's lineage help us grasp the importance of family in biblical times?
  2. What can we learn from the names and roles of women in this genealogy?
  3. In what ways does this passage reflect the cultural practices of marriage and inheritance?
  4. How does the story of Zelophehad's daughters influence our understanding of gender roles in Israelite society?

Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 7:15 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah,.... He married into the tribe of Benjamin, a sister of the persons mentioned, 1 Chronicles 7:12 whose name

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sister; which word is here fitly understood out of the following clause, where it is expressed, and she is called Maachah, who also is called the wife of Machir, . The name of the second; of the second son or grandson of Machir; for so Zelophehad was, , &c. Or Zelophehad is here called the second, because he was the younger brother of Ashriel, who was the eldest son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir. Had daughters, i.e. only daughters, and no sons.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 7:15 And Machir took to wife [the sister] of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’ s name [was] Maachah;) and the name of the second [was] Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.Ver. 15. And Zelophehad had daughters,] i.e., Daughters only, whose case, brought before the Lord, occasioned those two judicial laws in Numbers 27:1-11; Numbers 36:2-12.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(15) And Machir took to wife.—The Hebrew cannot mean this. Translate, now Machir took a wife of Huppim and of Shuppim (the two Benjamite clans of 1 Chronicles 7:12); and the name of the first (read ‘ahath) was Maachah, and the name of the second (read shçnîth) was. . . .” (the name is omitted). It is tempting to make Zeiophehad the other wife, who had only daughters, whereas Maachah bore a son (1 Chronicles 7:16); but Numbers, l.c., and Josh., l.c., make Zelophehad a man. We must, therefore, suppose a lacuna of some few words, which gave the name of Machir’s second wife, and the descent of Zelophehad from her. The expression “of Huppim and of Shuppim” is literally “to Huppim and to…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

15. took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim] R.V. took a wife of H. and Sh., i.e. allied himself by marriage to these two families. whose sister’s name] Render, and his (Machir’s) sister’s name. The statement regarding Maachah is ethnographical, and means that the people of Maachah (a district at the foot of Hermon) were related by blood to Machir (the Eastern Manassites). Zelophehad had daughters] Numbers 27:1-11.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Machir 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.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Machir 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.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. (His sister’s name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son; he had only daughters.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

RVARevised Version, American1894

and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And Machir took for a wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And Machir tooke to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second sonne was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And Machir took a wife [the sister] of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second [son] was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the one [is] Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad hath daughters.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the first [is] Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad has daughters.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And Machir took for wife [the sister] of Chuppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Ma'achah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. A sister's name was Maakah. Another of Manasseh's descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And Machir took wives for his sons Happhim, and Saphan: and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second was Salphaad, and Salphaad had daughters.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Makir found a wife for Huppim and a wife for Shuppim. His sister's name was Maacah. The second was called Zelophehad. She only had daughters.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

(And Gilead took a wife, whose name was Maacah, and his sister's name was Hammoleketh;) and the name of his brother was Zelophehad, who was the father of daughters.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וּandclausesubjectמָכִ֞ירMakirverbלָקַ֤חhe.tookobjectאִשָּׁה֙a.wifeprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseלְforחֻפִּ֣יםHuppimוּandprepositional phraseלְforשֻׁפִּ֔יםShuppimוְandclausenoun phrase · subjectשֵׁ֤םthe.namenoun phraseאֲחֹתhis.sisterוֹ֙hispredicateמַעֲכָ֔ה[was].Maacahוְandclausenoun phrase · subjectשֵׁ֥םthe.namenoun phraseהַofשֵּׁנִ֖יthe.second.[son]predicateצְלָפְחָ֑ד[was].Zelophehadוַandclauseverbתִּהְיֶ֥נָהthey.belongedprepositional phrase · prepositionalלִtoצְלָפְחָ֖דZelophehadsubjectבָּנֽוֹתdaughters

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with no significant variations noted. Both texts present the same genealogical information about Machir and his family.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וּמָכִ֞יר לָקַ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ לְחֻפִּ֣ים וּלְשֻׁפִּ֔ים וְשֵׁ֤ם אֲחֹתוֹ֙ מַעֲכָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י צְלָפְחָ֑ד וַתִּהְיֶ֥נָה לִצְלָפְחָ֖ד בָּנֽוֹת׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וּמָכִ֞ירμαξιρלָקַ֤חἔλαβενאִשָּׁה֙γυναῖκαלְחֻפִּ֣יםαμφινוּלְשֻׁפִּ֔יםμαμφινוְשֵׁ֤םὄνομαאֲחֹתוֹ֙αὐτοῦמַעֲכָ֔הμοωξαוְשֵׁ֥םὄνομαהַשֵּׁנִ֖יδευτέρῳצְלָפְחָ֑דσαλπααδוַתִּהְיֶ֥נָהἐγεννήθησανלִצְלָפְחָ֖דσαλπααδבָּנֽוֹת׃θυγατέρες

14 of the 14 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

1 Chronicles 7:15מָכִירand Makirand Makirמָכִירלָקַחhe tookhe tookלָקַחאִשָּׁהa wifea wifeאִשָּׁהחֻפִּיםfor Huppimfor Huppimחֻפִּיםשֻׁפִּיםand for Shuand for Shuppimשֻׁפִּיםשֵׁםand [the] nand [the] name שֵׁםאָחוֹתsister hissister hisאָחוֹתמַעֲכָה[was] Maaca[was] Maacahמַעֲכָהשֵׁםand [the] nand [the] name שֵׁםשֵׁנִיthe second the second [sonשֵׁנִיצְלָפְחָד[was] Zelop[was] Zelophehaצְלָפְחָדהָיָהand they beand they belongהָיָהצְלָפְחָדto Zelophehto Zelophehadצְלָפְחָדבַּתdaughtersdaughtersבַּתשׂוּםto set: mato set: makeשׂוּםמָכַרto sellto sellמָכַרמָעַךְto bruiseto bruiseמָעַךְשָׁנָהto changeto changeשָׁנָהצָלָףZalaphZalaphצָלָףאֶחָדoneoneאֶחָדבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהאִישׁmanmanאִישׁאֱנוֹשׁhumanhumanאֱנוֹשׁחֻפָּהcanopycanopyחֻפָּהחוּפָםHuphamHuphamחוּפָםשְׁפִיפֹןhorned viphorned viperשְׁפִיפֹןאָחbrother: mbrother: male-sאָחאֶזְרָחִיEzrahiteEzrahiteאֶזְרָחִיהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאקָרָאto call: cto call: call tקָרָאיָדָהto give thto give thanksיָדָהאֵםmothermotherאֵם
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 7:15

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
וּמָכִ֞ירu.ma.Khir and Makir H4353 Conjunction · noun proper masculine
22× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Machir was an Israelite who lived during the United Monarchy, mentioned in 2 Samuel 9:4 as the son of Ammiel, and played a significant role in helping Saul and David. He was also the son of Manasseh and an Aramite woman. His name means 'sold'.
Tyndale gloss
Machir
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָכִיר (Makiyr) refers to a notable figure in the Old Testament, specifically the eldest son of Manasseh and a son of Ammiel. The name is linked to the concept of being a salesman or 'sold.' He is mentioned in Genesis 50:23 and 2 Samuel 9:4, highlighting his lineage and significance in the tribes of Israel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָכִיר n.pr.m.

eldest son of Manasseh

son of Ammiel

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4353 מָכִיר . eldest son of Manasseh

. son of Ammiel

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4353 Makiyr maw-keer'

from 4376; salesman; Makir, an Israelite:--Machir.

see HEBREW for 04376

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָכִיר (ma.khir) — Machir.

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23;

son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761);

brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M);

father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir

Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354)

§ Machir = "sold"

1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family

2) son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David

מָכִיר (ma.khir) — Machir.

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.4;

son of: Ammiel (H5988H)

§ Machir = "sold"

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculine
HC/Npm
and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
לָקַ֤חla.Kach he took H3947 Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singular
966× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to take or get something, and it is used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to take a wife, to take possession of something, or to receive a gift. For example, in Genesis 2:22, God takes a rib from Adam to create Eve.
Amplified meaning
as his own, to possess
Tyndale gloss
to take: take
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word לָקַח (*laqach*) means 'to take' and encompasses a wide range of actions, including to receive, seize, capture, and carry away. It can refer to taking something in hand, taking a wife, or even taking vengeance. The verb has various forms indicating different nuances, such as being taken away or captured.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לָקַח 965 vb. take

Qal

take, take in hand

take and carry along with oneself

take from, or out of

take, carry away

take away from, so as to deprive of

esp. take away life

take to or for a person

take up, upon = put upon

= fetch

take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)

take = capture, seize

take = carry off

in phr. take vengeance

Niph.

be captured, of ark

be taken away, removed

be taken, brought unto

Pu.

be taken from, out of

= be stolen from

be taken captive

be taken away, removed

Hoph.

be taken, brought unto

be taken out of

be taken away from

Hithp. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3947 לָקַח take .. take, take in hand

. take and carry along with oneself

. . take from, or out of

. take, carry away

. take away from, so as to deprive of

. esp. take away life

. take to or for a person

. take up, upon = put upon

. = fetch

. take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)

. take = capture, seize

. take = carry off

. in phr. take vengeance

. . be captured, of ark

. be taken away, removed

. be taken, brought unto

. . be taken from, out of

. = be stolen from

. be taken captive

. be taken away, removed

. . be taken, brought unto

. be taken out of

. be taken away from

. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3947 laqach law-kakh'

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of

applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch,

get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve,

seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לָקַח (la.qach) — to take: take.

: take

1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to take, take in the hand

1a2) to take and carry along

1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away

1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept

1a5) to take up or upon, put upon

1a6) to fetch

1a7) to take, lead, conduct

1a8) to take, capture, seize

1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be captured

1b2) to be taken away, be removed

1b3) to be taken, brought unto

1c) (Pual)

1c1) to be taken from or out of

1c2) to be stolen from

1c3) to be taken captive

1c4) to be taken away, be removed

1d) (Hophal)

1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto

1d2) to be taken out of

1d3) to be taken away

1e) (Hithpael)

1e1) to take hold of oneself

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singular
HVqp3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
אִשָּׁה֙'i.Shah a wife H802 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
781× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Amplified meaning
a female partner, companion
Tyndale gloss
woman
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אִשָּׁה (ishshah) means 'woman,' 'wife,' or 'female.' It can refer to a woman in general, a wife in relation to a man, or the female of animals. The term also has distributive and reciprocal uses, indicating 'each woman' from her neighbor. The word is derived from the masculine forms אִישׁ (ish) and אִישָׁה (ishah), indicating a broad range of meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female

woman

Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

Female of animals

With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H802 אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female . woman

. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

. Female of animals

. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

802 'ishshah ish-shaw'

feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym

{naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as

582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none,

one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

see HEBREW for 0376

see HEBREW for 0582

see HEBREW for 0582

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman.

: woman

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: wife.

: wife/widow

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: another.

: another

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wif.

See MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Wife

The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife’s legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut.…

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DESIRE OF THE EYES Eze 24:16

→ HELP Ge 2:18,20

→ FRUITFUL VINE Ps 128:3

→ The judgment denounced against Eve Ge 3:16

→ Relation of, to husband Ge 2:18,23,24; 1Co 11:3-12

→ Domestic duties of Ge 18:6; Pr 31:13-27

→ Beloved, by Isaac Ge 24:67

→ Beloved, by Jacob Ge 29:30

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
לְחֻפִּ֣יםle.chu.Pim for Huppim H2650 Preposition · noun proper masculine
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Huppim was a son of Benjamin and brother of Bela and other notable Israelites. He is mentioned in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39, where he is also called a Huphamite. Huppim was part of the tribe of Benjamin during the time of the wilderness.
Amplified meaning
sons of Huppim
Tyndale gloss
Huppim
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חֻפִּים (Chuppim) refers to a son of Benjamin, a member of the tribe of Benjamin during the time of Egypt and the Wilderness. He is noted as the head of a Benjamite family and is mentioned in genealogies, including in Genesis 46:21 and 1 Chronicles 7:12. The name is associated with the meaning "protected."

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֻפִּים n.pr.m. a son of Benjamin

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2650 חֻפִּים a son of Benjamin

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2650 Chuppiym khoop-peem'

plural of 2646 (compare 2349); Chuppim, an

Israelite:--Huppim.

see HEBREW for 02646

see HEBREW for 02349

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֻפִּים (chup.pim) — Huppim.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;

son of: Ir (H5893);

brother of: Shuppim (H8206) and Maacah (H4601M)

§ Huppim = "protected"

the head of a Benjamite family

חֻפִּים (chup.pim) — Huppim.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;

son of: Benjamin (H1144);

brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Huphamite at Num.26.39; Hupham at Num.26.39; Huram in1Ch.8.5;

§ Huppim = "protected"

the head of a Benjamite family

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hup'-im (chuppim, "coast-people"): Probably a variant form of HUPHAM (which see). From the only mention made of him (Ge 46:21; 1Ch 7:12,15), his direct descent is difficult to establish.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(protected), head of a Benjamite family (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:12) Hur (hole). A man who is mentioned with Moses and Aaron on the occasion of the battle with Amalek at Raphidim, (Exodus 17:10) when with Aaron he stayed up the hands of Moses. ver. (Exodus 17:12) (B.C. 1491.) He is mentioned again in ch. (Exodus 24:14) as being, with Aaron, left in charge of the people by Moses during his ascent of Sinai. The Jewish tradition is that he was the husband of Miriam, and that he was identical with The grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle. (

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
וּלְשֻׁפִּ֔יםu.le.shu.Pim and for Shuppim H8206 Conjunction · preposition · noun proper masculine
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Shuppim was an Israelite who lived during the time of the Divided Monarchy. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:16 as a Levite in charge of a temple gate. His name means serpents.
Amplified meaning
sons of Shuppim
Tyndale gloss
Shuppim
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֻׁפִּים (Shuppiym) refers to a plural form meaning 'serpents' and is associated with an Israelite named Shuppim, a descendant of Benjamin. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:12 and 26:16, where he is noted as a doorkeeper and a Merarite Levite. The term also connects to an unused noun related to serpents.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֻׁפִּים n.pr.m.

appar.

doorkeeper

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8206 שֻׁפִּים

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8206 Shuppiym shoop-peem'

plural of an unused noun from the same as 8207 and meaning

the same; serpents; Shuppim, an Israelite:--Shuppim.

see HEBREW for 08207

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֻׁפִּים (shup.pim) — Shuppim.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;

son of: Ir (H5893);

brother of: Huppim (H2650) and Maacah (H4601M)

§ Shuppim = "serpents"

1) son of Iri or Ir, grandson of Bela, and great grandson of Benjamin

2) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah, and in charge of the West Gate of the temple in the time of David

שֻׁפִּים (shup.pim) — Shuppim.

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.16

§ Shuppim = "serpents"

1) son of Iri or Ir, grandson of Bela, and great grandson of Benjamin

2) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah, and in charge of the West Gate of the temple in the time of David

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Prep | N-proper — Conjunction · preposition · noun proper masculine
HC/R/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shup'-im (shuppim):

(1) One of the descendants of Benjamin (1Ch 7:12,15).

(2) One of the porters in the temple (1Ch 26:16).

See MUPPIM; SHEPHUPHAM.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(serpents). In the genealogy of Benjamin "Shuppim and Huppim, the children of Ir," are reckoned in (1 Chronicles 7:12) It is the same as Iri the son of Bela the son of Benjamin, so that Shuppim was the great-grandson of Benjamin.

Nave's Topical Bible

1. Son of Ir 1Ch 7:12,15

2. A Levite 1Ch 26:16

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
וְשֵׁ֤םve.Shem and [the] name of H8034 Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
864× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a name represents a person's identity, honor, and character, like God's name symbolizing His power and authority. It appears in Genesis and other books, often referring to God's name or a person's reputation. This concept is central to understanding biblical identity.
Amplified meaning
identity, character
Tyndale gloss
name
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֵׁם (shem) means 'name' and encompasses various meanings such as reputation, fame, and glory. It can refer to the designation of God and is often associated with memorials or monuments. The word is built from a primitive root and highlights individuality and honor. There is a mention of its use in relation to false gods, which is forbidden.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֵׁם 864 n.m. name (√ unknown)

of river, beasts, city, i.e. exact designation of it

usu. of pers.

= reputation

esp. as giving a man a kind of posthumous life, esp. in his sons

name, as designation of God

of false gods, use forbidden

= memorial, monument

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8034 שֵׁם name (√ unknown)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8034 shem shame

a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea

of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064); an

appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by

implication honor, authority, character:--+ base,

(in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

see HEBREW for 07760

see HEBREW for 08064

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁם (shem) — name.

1) name

1a) name

1b) reputation, fame, glory

1c) the Name (as designation of God)

1d) memorial, monument

Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
HC/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
אֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.To sister his H269 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
114× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A sister in the Bible can be a biological sibling, a half-sister, or a close relative. In Genesis 4:2, Cain's sister is not named, but in Genesis 24:15, Rebekah is Isaac's cousin and future wife.
Amplified meaning
biological sibling, close relative
Tyndale gloss
sister
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אָחוֹת (achowth) means 'sister' and can refer to a full sister, half-sister, or a relative. It is used both literally and figuratively, symbolizing relationships such as that of Israel and Judah, and can also imply intimacy or connection. The word is built from a feminine form related to other terms for kinship.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister

sister

= beloved

symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem

fig. of intimate connection

another

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H269 אָחוֹת sister

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

269 'achowth aw-khoth'

irregular feminine of 251; a sister (used very widely (like

250), literally and figuratively):--(an-)other, sister,

together.

see HEBREW for 0251

see HEBREW for 0250

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָחוֹת (a.chot) — sister.

1) sister

1a) sister (same parents)

1b) half-sister (same father)

1c) relative

1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship

1d) beloved

1d1) bride

1e) (fig.) of intimate connection

1f) another

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
מַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.Khah [was] Maacah H4601 Noun proper masculine
23× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Maacah is a name that refers to a place in Syria, several Israelites, and some women, meaning 'oppression'. It's also the name of a city with a king in Israel. The name appears in the Bible as 'Maachah' or 'Maacah'.
Amplified meaning
oppression, pressure
Tyndale gloss
Maacah
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מַעֲכָה (Ma`akah) refers to both male and female figures in the Old Testament, including a son of Nahor, a Geshurite princess married to David, and various women associated with the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The name is linked to the concept of 'oppression.' It appears in different contexts, indicating a range of familial and geographical associations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַעֲכָה n.pr.m., f. et gent.

n.pr.m.

son of Nahor by his concubine

father of חָנָן, a hero of David

Simeonite name

father of Achish

n.pr.f.

Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom

daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam

mother of Asa, and called also daughter of Absalom

concubinr of Caleb

wife of Machir

wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon

n.pr.gent. dwelling W. of Bashan

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4601 מַעֲכָה . n. pr. m. . son of Nahor by his concubine

. father of חָנָן, a hero of David

. Simeonite name

. father of Achish

. n. pr. f. . Geshurite princess, wife of David, mother of Absalom

. daughter of Absalom, wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijam

. mother of Asa, and called also daughter of Absalom

. concubinr of Caleb

. wife of Machir

. wife of (יעיאל), father of Gibeon

. n. pr. gent. dwelling W. of Bashan

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4601 Ma`akah mah-ak-aw'

or Mamakath (Josh. 13:13) {mah-ak-awth'}; from 4600;

depression; Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria,

also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four

Israelitesses and one Syrian woman:--Maachah, Maachathites.

See also 1038.

see HEBREW for 04600

see HEBREW for 01038

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) — Maacah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24;

son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208);

brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Tahash (H8477);

half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A)

§ Maachah = "oppression"

son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) — (Aram)-maacah.

Combined with a.ram (אֲרָם "Aram" H0758K)

§ Maachah = "oppression"

a mercenary people hired to fight David

מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) — Maacah.

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3;

daughter of: Talmai (H8526H); married to David (H1732);

mother of: Absalom (H0053)

§ Maachah = "oppression"

daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom

מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) — Maacah.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha): A small Syrian kingdom adjoining that of Geshur on the western border of Bashan, the inhabitants of which are called Maachathites (the Revised Version (British and American) "Maacathites"), whose territory was taken by Jair (De 3:14; Jos 12:5). The border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites and all Mt. Hermon were given to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Jos 13:11). The inhabitants of these kingdoms, however, were not driven out by Israel (Jos 13:13), and at a later day the children of Ammon hired mercenaries from Maacah for their encounter with David. The armies met near Medeba when the…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(oppression). The mother of Absalom; also called MAACHAH. (2 Samuel 3:3) Maacah, or (in (1 Chronicles 19:6,7)) Maachah, a small kingdom in close proximity to Palestine which appears to have lain outside Argob, (3:14) and Bashun. (Joshua 12:5) The Ammonite war was the only occasion on which the Maacathites came into contact with Israel when their king assisted the Ammonites against Joab with a force which he led himself. (2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1 Chronicles 19:7)

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem and [the] name of H8034 Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
864× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a name represents a person's identity, honor, and character, like God's name symbolizing His power and authority. It appears in Genesis and other books, often referring to God's name or a person's reputation. This concept is central to understanding biblical identity.
Amplified meaning
offspring, heir, designated, called
Tyndale gloss
name
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֵׁם (shem) means 'name' and encompasses various meanings such as reputation, fame, and glory. It can refer to the designation of God and is often associated with memorials or monuments. The word is built from a primitive root and highlights individuality and honor. There is a mention of its use in relation to false gods, which is forbidden.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֵׁם 864 n.m. name (√ unknown)

of river, beasts, city, i.e. exact designation of it

usu. of pers.

= reputation

esp. as giving a man a kind of posthumous life, esp. in his sons

name, as designation of God

of false gods, use forbidden

= memorial, monument

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8034 שֵׁם name (√ unknown)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8034 shem shame

a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea

of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064); an

appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by

implication honor, authority, character:--+ base,

(in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

see HEBREW for 07760

see HEBREW for 08064

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁם (shem) — name.

1) name

1a) name

1b) reputation, fame, glory

1c) the Name (as designation of God)

1d) memorial, monument

Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct
HC/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
הַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.Ni the second [son] H8145 Particle
156× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means second or again, like when Moses went up Mount Sinai a second time in Exodus 24:15-18. It can also mean another or something distinct.
Tyndale gloss
second
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֵׁנִי (sheniy) means 'second' and can also imply 'again' or 'another.' It is an ordinal number used to denote position or sequence, as well as to indicate repetition. The word is derived from a root meaning 'double' and appears in various contexts in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֵׁנִי m. שֵׁנִית f. 157 adj.num.ord. second

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8145 שֵׁנִי m. שֵׁנִית f. adj. num. ord. second

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8145 sheniy shay-nee'

from 8138; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially,

again:--again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).

see HEBREW for 08138

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁנִי (she.ni) — second.

1) second

1a) second (the ordinal number)

1b) again (a second time)

1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Adj — Particle
HTd/Aomsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Smith's Bible Dictionary

The term "son" is used in Scripture language to imply almost any kind of descent or succession, as ben shanah , "son of a year," i.e. a year old; ben kesheth , "son of a bow," i.e. an arrow. The word bar is often found in the New Testament in composition, as Bar-timaeus.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Sometimes denotes a grandson, or any remote descendant, Ge 29:5 2Sa 19:24. At other times a son by adoption is meant, Ge 48:5; or by law, Ru 4:17; or by education, 1Sa 3:6 20:35; or by conversion, as Titus was Paul’s "son father the common faith," Tit 1:4. And again it denotes a mental or moral resemblance, etc., Jud 19:22 Ps 89:6 Isa 57:3 Ac 13:10. In a…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ FIGURATIVE

Of a person' s relation to God Ex 4:22

See ADOPTION

See GOD, FATHERHOOD OF

See JESUS, SON OF GOD

See JESUS, SON OF MAN

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
צְלָפְחָ֑דtze.la.fe.Chad [was] Zelophehad H6765 Noun proper masculine
11× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zelophehad was an Israelite from the tribe of Manasseh who lived during the time of Moses. He had five daughters, including Mahlah and Tirzah, and his story is told in the book of Numbers.
Amplified meaning
he who fears, trembles
Tyndale gloss
Zelophehad
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צְלָפְחָד (Tslophchad) refers to Zelophehad, a man from the tribe of Manasseh. He is noted for having five daughters who inherited his portion of land after he died in the wilderness. The name is linked to the Hebrew words for 'first-born' and is mentioned in Numbers 26:33.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צְלָפְחָד n.pr.m. of Manasseh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6765 צְלָפְחָד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6765 Tslophchad tsel-of-chawd'

from the same as 6764 and 259; Tselophchad, an

Israelite:--Zelophehad.

see HEBREW for 06764

see HEBREW for 0259

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צְלׇפְחָד (tse.loph.chad) — Zelophehad.

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;

son of: Hepher (H2660A);

father of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295), Milcah (H4435H) and Tirzah (H8656)

§ Zelophehad = "first-born"

a Manassite, son of Hepher and grandson of Gilead; came out of Egypt with Moses and died in the wilderness leaving only five daughters as heirs; their right to the inheritance was confirmed by divine direction

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ze-lo'-fe-had (tslophchadh, meaning unknown): Head of a Manassite family who died without male issue (Nu 26:33; 27:1,7; 36:2,6,10,11; Jos 17:3; 1Ch 7:15). His daughters came to Moses and Eleazar and successfully pleaded for a possession for themselves (Nu 27:1). This became the occasion for a law providing that in the case of a man dying without sons, the inheritance was to pass to his daughters if he had any. A further request is made (Nu 36:2) by the heads of the Gileadite houses that the women who were given this right of inheritance should be compelled to marry members of their own tribe, so that the tribe may not…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zelophehad

First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his family,” made an appeal to Moses, who, by divine direction, appointed it as “a statute of judgment” in Israel that daughters should inherit their father’s portion when no sons were left (Num. 27:1-11). But that the possession of Zelophehad might not pass away in the year of jubilee from the tribe to which he belonged, it was ordained by Moses that his daughters should not marry any one out of their father’s tribe; and this afterwards became a general law (Num. 36).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:3) (B.C. before 1450.) He was apparently the second son of Hepher. (1 Chronicles 7:15) Zelophehad came out of Egypt with Moses, but died in the wilderness, as did the whole of that generation. (Numbers 14:35; 27:3) On his death without male heirs, his five daughters, just after the second numbering in the wilderness, came before Moses and Eleazar to claim the inheritance of their father in the tribe of Manasseh. The claim was admitted by divine direction. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1-11)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A descendant of Joseph, whose death in the wilderness, leaving five daughters and no sons, led to the establishment of a law that in such cases daughters should inherit the patrimony of their father; but they were not to marry out of their tribe, Nu 26:33 27:1-11 Jos 17:3,4.

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
וַתִּהְיֶ֥נָהva.tih.Ye.nah and they belonged H1961 Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine plural
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine plural
Hc/Vqw3fp
and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
לִצְלָפְחָ֖דlitz.la.fe.Chad to Zelophehad H6765 Preposition · noun proper masculine
11× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zelophehad was an Israelite from the tribe of Manasseh who lived during the time of Moses. He had five daughters, including Mahlah and Tirzah, and his story is told in the book of Numbers.
Tyndale gloss
Zelophehad
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צְלָפְחָד (Tslophchad) refers to Zelophehad, a man from the tribe of Manasseh. He is noted for having five daughters who inherited his portion of land after he died in the wilderness. The name is linked to the Hebrew words for 'first-born' and is mentioned in Numbers 26:33.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צְלָפְחָד n.pr.m. of Manasseh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6765 צְלָפְחָד

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6765 Tslophchad tsel-of-chawd'

from the same as 6764 and 259; Tselophchad, an

Israelite:--Zelophehad.

see HEBREW for 06764

see HEBREW for 0259

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צְלׇפְחָד (tse.loph.chad) — Zelophehad.

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;

son of: Hepher (H2660A);

father of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295), Milcah (H4435H) and Tirzah (H8656)

§ Zelophehad = "first-born"

a Manassite, son of Hepher and grandson of Gilead; came out of Egypt with Moses and died in the wilderness leaving only five daughters as heirs; their right to the inheritance was confirmed by divine direction

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Npm — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ze-lo'-fe-had (tslophchadh, meaning unknown): Head of a Manassite family who died without male issue (Nu 26:33; 27:1,7; 36:2,6,10,11; Jos 17:3; 1Ch 7:15). His daughters came to Moses and Eleazar and successfully pleaded for a possession for themselves (Nu 27:1). This became the occasion for a law providing that in the case of a man dying without sons, the inheritance was to pass to his daughters if he had any. A further request is made (Nu 36:2) by the heads of the Gileadite houses that the women who were given this right of inheritance should be compelled to marry members of their own tribe, so that the tribe may not…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zelophehad

First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his family,” made an appeal to Moses, who, by divine direction, appointed it as “a statute of judgment” in Israel that daughters should inherit their father’s portion when no sons were left (Num. 27:1-11). But that the possession of Zelophehad might not pass away in the year of jubilee from the tribe to which he belonged, it was ordained by Moses that his daughters should not marry any one out of their father’s tribe; and this afterwards became a general law (Num. 36).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:3) (B.C. before 1450.) He was apparently the second son of Hepher. (1 Chronicles 7:15) Zelophehad came out of Egypt with Moses, but died in the wilderness, as did the whole of that generation. (Numbers 14:35; 27:3) On his death without male heirs, his five daughters, just after the second numbering in the wilderness, came before Moses and Eleazar to claim the inheritance of their father in the tribe of Manasseh. The claim was admitted by divine direction. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1-11)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A descendant of Joseph, whose death in the wilderness, leaving five daughters and no sons, led to the establishment of a law that in such cases daughters should inherit the patrimony of their father; but they were not to marry out of their tribe, Nu 26:33 27:1-11 Jos 17:3,4.

and Makir he took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim and [the] name of sister his [was] Maacah and [the] name of the second [son] [was] Zelophehad and they belonged to Zelophehad daughters
בָּנֽוֹת׃ba.Not daughters H1323 Noun common · feminine plural absolute
588× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.
Amplified meaning
exclusively, solely, female children, inheritors
Tyndale gloss
Bath (Shua)
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בַּת (bat) means 'daughter' and encompasses a range of meanings including female child, young women, and even personifications of cities or inhabitants. It can also refer to villages in certain contexts. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and is used in various figurative senses, such as 'branch' or 'apple of the eye.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בַּת 587 n.f. daughter

daughter, female child

young women, women

with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants

pl. = villages, after name of city

in phrases denoting character, quality, etc.

ostrich

fig.

of vine = branch

as n. relat.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1323 בַּת daughter . daughter, female child

. young women, women

. with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants

. pl. = villages, after name of city

. in phrases denoting character, quality, etc.

. ostrich

. fig.

. of vine = branch

. as n. relat.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1323 bath bath

from 1129 (as feminine of 1121); a daughter (used in the same

wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and

figuratively):--apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter,

X first, X old, + owl, town, village.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01121

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בַּת (bat) — daughter.

: daughter

1) daughter

1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin

1a1) as polite address

1a2) as designation of women of a particular place

2) young women, women

1a3) as personification

1a4) daughter-villages

1a5) description of character

Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H)

בַּת (bat) — daughter: village.

: village

1) daughter

1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin

1a1) as polite address

1a2) as designation of women of a particular place

2) young women, women

1a3) as personification

1a4) daughter-villages

1a5) description of character

בַּת (bat) — Bath (Shua).

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2;

daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063);

mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absolute
HNcfpa
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