1 Chronicles 7:6 — Word Study
WLCבִּנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֧לַע וָבֶ֛כֶר וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
BSAThe threeshâlôwsh [sons] of BenjaminBinyâmîyn [descendants, or offspring, son of the right hand, referring to the youngest son of Jacob and the tribe that descended from him] BelaBelaʻ [meaning destruction] BecherBeker [an Israelite name] and JediaelYᵉdîyʻăʼêl [God makes known]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בִּנְיָמִ֗ן | Benjamin | Noun proper masculine |
| בֶּ֧לַע | Bela | Noun proper masculine |
| וָבֶ֛כֶר | and Beker | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל | and Jediael | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ | three | Noun common, both singular absolute |
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| BSB | The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. |
| KJV | ¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| ASV | The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| YLT | Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| WEB | The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. |
| BBE | The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three. |
Translations consistently agree on the names listed in this verse.
The sentence structure is simple, presenting the subject followed by the names of the sons.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 7:6
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Context — The Genealogy of Benjamingenerated
1 Chronicles 7:6 lists the three sons of Benjamin, emphasizing the lineage of this significant tribe in Israel's history. This genealogy is part of a larger account that details the descendants of various tribes, highlighting their roles and contributions to the nation of Israel. The mention of Benjamin is particularly important as he was the youngest son of Jacob, and his descendants played a crucial role in the history of Israel, including the establishment of the kingdom.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Chronicles 8:1–12 | Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third, |
| 2 | Genesis 46:21 | The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. |
| 3 | Numbers 26:38–41 | These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, |
| 4 | 1 Chronicles 7:10–11 | The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — בִּנְיָמִן, bin.ya.Mingenerated
The name בִּנְיָמִן (*Binyamiyn*) means 'son of the right hand,' referring to Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. The term signifies favor and strength, as the right hand is often associated with power and blessing.
In this verse, Benjamin is the subject, indicating the focus on his lineage. The parsing as a masculine proper noun emphasizes its significance as a name rather than a common noun.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
Translations of this verse generally agree on the names listed.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The structure of the verse is straightforward, with a main clause stating the subject and a predicate that identifies the number of sons. The finite verb is implied in the context, focusing on the identity of the sons.
The noun phrase 'The three sons of Benjamin' serves as the subject, while 'three' functions as a quantifier, indicating the number of descendants being discussed.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates בִּנְיָמִן as βενιαμιν, maintaining the name's significance and connection to the original Hebrew.
This choice shows consistency in the identification of Benjamin across translations, preserving the cultural and historical context of the name.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 7:6 tells us about the three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. These names are important in understanding the family tree of the tribe of Benjamin, which played a significant role in Israel's history.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Benjamin means 'son of the right hand,' signifying favor and strength.
The sons of Benjamin listed here are Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
Benjamin's genealogy is significant as it traces the lineage of a key tribe in Israel's history, which includes notable figures and events.
This verse connects to other genealogies that document the tribes of Israel, showing the importance of lineage in biblical history.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn from the names of Benjamin's sons about his family's legacy?
- How does understanding Benjamin's lineage enhance our knowledge of Israel's history?
- In what ways do genealogies in the Bible help us understand the significance of different tribes?
- How can we apply the concept of heritage and lineage in our own lives today?
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 7:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. Benjamin had ten sons, but three only are mentioned first; the latter of these seems to be the same with Ashbel, Genesis 46:21.
Read John Gill on 1 Chronicles 7 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. The sons of Benjamin - ten are reckoned, Genesis 46:21, but only five, 1 Chronicles 8:1; Numbers 26:38.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 7 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThere were ten, , and five of them are named, , but here only three are mentioned, either because these were most eminent for courage or fruitfulness, or because the other families were now extinct.
Read Matthew Poole on 1 Chronicles 7 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Chronicles 7:6 [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.Ver. 6. The sons of Benjamin.] The genealogies of Dan and Zebulon are left out, for causes unknown; haply, because at their return out of Babylon their genealogies were not found. Dan is also - for their apostasy, likely, and idolatry - not reckoned among the rest that were sealed. That Antichrist should be one of this tribe, is a fiction rightly exploded. We read of Hushim, the sons of Aher, which signifieth Another - and so some render it - by Another, understanding Dan, whom the penman of this book held not worth the naming. The Hebrews, when they would show their detestation of any person or thing, they call…
Read John Trapp on 1 Chronicles 7 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersVII. THE GREAT CLANS OF , , , WEST , EPHRAIM, AND ASHER. (1–5) The tribe of Issachar, its clans and their military strength. (1) Now the sons of Issachar.—Heb., and to the sons—i.e., “and as for the sons of Issachar, Tola, Puah, &c., four were they.” The Vatic, LXX., has the dative; the Alex, the nominative, which is perhaps a correction. The four names are given Genesis 46:13, where the second is Puwwah, the third lτb; and Numbers 26:23, where also the second name is Puwwah, but the third Iβshϋb (he returns). The Heb. text here is Iβshξb (he makes return); the Hebrew margin, adopted by the Authorised Version, is the same as the text of Numbers 26 (2-6) These verses supply names and facts…
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 7 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher and Jediael] In Genesis 46:21, ten sons of Benjamin are reckoned; viz., Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Eri, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. In Numbers 26:38, c., five sons only of Benjamin are mentioned, Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shupham, and Hupham: and Ard and Naaman are there said to be the sons of Bela consequently grandsons of Benjamin. In the beginning of the following chapter, five sons of Benjamin are mentioned, viz., Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, Nohah, and Rapha; where also Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, a second Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram, are all represented as grandsons, not sons, of Benjamin: hence we see that in many…
Read AdamClarke on 1 Chronicles 7 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6–12 (cp. ch. 1 Chronicles 8:1-40). The Genealogy of Benjamin 6. The sons of Benjamin] The Heb. word for the sons of being just like the beginning of the word Benjamin has fallen out through an error of transcription. The names of these are also given in 1 Chronicles 8:1-5; Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38-41. There are variations of reading and probably also variations of tradition in the different lists; e.g. here the sons of Benjamin are reckoned to be three in number, but in 1 Chronicles 8:2 to be five. Bela, and Becher, and Jediael] These three names come from Genesis 46:21, Jediael (“Known to God”) being substituted for the heathen-sounding Ashbel (= Ishbaal, “Man of Baal”). The…
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 7 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThree - In Genesis, ten “sons” of Benjamin are mentioned; in Numbers, five (marginal references). Neither list, however, contains Jediael who was perhaps a later chieftain.
Read Albert Barnes on 1 Chronicles 7 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael – three in all.
Tyndale line
¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The sonnes of Beniamin were Bela, and Becher, and Iediael, three.
Strictly literal
[The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael—three.
Of Benjamin: Bela', and Becher, and Jedi'ael, three.
Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
From the Latin
The sons of Benjamin were Bela, and Bechor, and Jadihel, three.
Simplified
Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.
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.
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The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the names listed in this verse. Both texts provide a consistent account of Benjamin's sons, affirming the historical lineage documented in the genealogies.
בִּנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֧לַע וָבֶ֛כֶר וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
5 of the 5 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.
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Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 7:6
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The Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִין (i.e., *Binyamiyn*) means 'son of the right hand.' It refers primarily to Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, as well as to the tribe descended from him. The entries also mention a son of Bilhan and several individuals from the time of Ezra. Notably, the name is associated with various contexts in the Old Testament.
בִּנְיָמִין n.pr.m. 166 (son of (the) right hand)—
youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י (q.v.)
son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
a Jew of Ezra's time
base
H1144 בִּנְיָמִין . youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י (q.v.)
. son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
. a Jew of Ezra's time
1144 Binyamiyn bin-yaw-mene'
from 1121 and 3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin,
youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and
its territory:--Benjamin.
see HEBREW for 01121
see HEBREW for 03225
בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) — Benjamin.
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);
brother of: Joseph (H3130);
half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x
§ Benjamin = "son of the right hand"
1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother
2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin
3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
ben'-ja-min (binyamin, or binyamin; Beniaein, Beniamin):
1. The Patriarch:
The youngest of Jacob's sons. His mother Rachel died in giving him birth. As she felt death approaching she called him Benoni, "son of my sorrow." Fearing, probably, that this might bode evil for the child--for names have always preserved a peculiar significance in the East--Jacob called him Benjamin, "son of the fight hand" (Ge 35:17 ff). He alone of Jacob's sons was born in Palestine, between Bethel and Ephrath. Later in the chapter, in the general enumeration of the children born in Paddan-ar am, the writer fails to except Benjamin (Ge 35:24). Joseph was his full brother. In the history where Benjamin appears as an object of solicitude to his father and brothers, we must not forget that he was already a…
Benjamin
Son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him birth, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, son of my pain, a name which was changed by his father into Benjamin. His posterity are called Benjamites (Gen. 49:27; Deut. 33:12; Josh. 18:21).
The tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus was the smallest but one (Num. 1:36, 37; Ps. 68:27). During the march its place was along with Manasseh…
(son of the right hand, fortunate). The youngest of the children of Jacob. His birth took place on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, near the latter, B.C. 1729. His mother, Rachel, died in the act of giving him birth, naming him with her last breath Ben-oni (son of my sorrow). This was by Jacob changed into Benjamin. (Genesis 35:16,18) Until the journeys of Jacob’s sons and Jacob himself into Egypt we hear nothing of Benjamin. Nothing personal is known of him. Henceforward the history of Benjamin is the history of the tribe. A man of the tribe of Benjamin, son of bilhan, and the head of a family of warriors. (1 Chronicles 7:10) One of the "sons of Harim," an Israelite in the time of Ezra who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra…
The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, Ge 35:16-18. Rachel died immediately after he was born, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, the son of my sorrow; but Jacob called him Benjamin, son of my right hand. He was a great comfort to his father, who saw in him the beloved wife he had buried, and Joseph whose loss he mourned. He could hardly be persuaded to let him go with his brethren to Egypt, Ge 42:38. The tribe of Benjamin was small at first and was almost exterminated in the days of the Judges, Jud 20:1-48, but afterwards greatly increased, 2Ch 14:8 17:17. It was valiant, Ge 49:27, and "beloved of the Lord,"…
בֶ֫לַע (Bela) refers to a name associated with multiple figures and a city in the Old Testament. It includes a king of Edom, the first son of Benjamin, and a Reubenite. The name also denotes a city, which is another name for Zoar, spared during Lot's intercession. The meaning of Bela is noted as "destruction."
בֶ֫לַע n.pr.m.
a king of Edom
1st son of Benjamin
a Reubenite
base
בֶּ֫לַע n.pr.loc. city = צֹעַר q.v. Gn 14:2, 6.
done
H1106a בֶ֫לַע . a king of Edom
. 1st son of Benjamin
. a Reubenite
H1106b בֶּ֫לַע city
1106 Bela` beh'-lah
the same as 1105; Bela, the name of a place, also of an
Edomite and of two Israelites:--Bela.
see HEBREW for 01105
בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) — Bela.
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: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043);
father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265)
Also named: bal.i (בַּלְעִי "Belaite" H1108)
§ Bela = "destruction"
1) a king of Edom
2) first son of Benjamin
3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite
בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) — Bela.
Bela = "destruction"
one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
be'-la.
See ZOAR.
Bela
A thing swallowed. (1.) A city on the shore of the Dead Sea, not far from Sodom, called also Zoar. It was the only one of the five cities that was spared at Lot’s intercession (Gen. 19:20,23). It is first mentioned in Gen. 14:2,8.
(2.) The eldest son of Benjamin (Num. 26:38; “Belah,” Gen. 46:21).
(3.) The son of Beor, and a king of Edom (Gen. 36:32, 33; 1 Chr. 1:43).
(4.) A son of Azaz (1 Chr. 5:8).
(destruction). One of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar, (Genesis 14:2; 19:22) [ZOAR] Son of Beor, who reigned over Edom in the city of Dinhabah, eight generations before Saul. (Genesis 36:31-33; 1 Chronicles 1:43,44) Eldest son of Benjamin, according to (Genesis 46:21) (Authorized Version "Belah"); (Numbers 26:38,40; 1 Chronicles 7:6; 8:1) and head of the family of the Belaites. Son of Ahaz, a Reubenite. (1 Chronicles 5:8)
בֶּ֫כֶר (be.kher) means 'young camel' and refers to two individuals in the Old Testament: one is a son of Ephraim and the other a son of Benjamin. The entries detail their familial connections, including brothers and descendants, with references to Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:35.
בֶּ֫כֶר n.pr.m. (young camel)
son of Ephraim
son of Benjamin
base
H1071 בֶּ֫כֶר (young camel) . son of Ephraim
. son of Benjamin
1071 Beker beh'-ker
the same as 1070; Beker, the name of two Israelites:--
Becher.
see HEBREW for 01070
בֶּ֫כֶר (be.kher) — Becher.
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), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043);
father of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H)
§ Becher = "young camel"
1) a son of Ephraim
2) a son of Benjamin
בֶּ֫כֶר (be.kher) — Becher.
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.35;
son of: Ephraim (H0669);
brother of: Shuthelah (H7803), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H)
Also named: bakh.ri (בַּכְרִי "Becherite" H1076)
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
יְדִיעֲאֵל (Ydiy`a'el) means 'God makes known' and refers to a name associated with several individuals from the tribe of Benjamin, including a chief patriarch and warriors during the time of David. The entries highlight various roles, such as a Korahite gatekeeper and a chief of Manasseh, with references found in 1 Chronicles.
יְדִיעֲאֵל n.pr.m.
a Benjamite
one of David’s heroes
a Korahite porter
base
H3043 יְדִיעֲאֵל
3043 Ydiy`a'el yed-ee-ah-ale'
from 3045 and 410; knowing God; Jediael, the name of three
Israelites:--Jediael.
see HEBREW for 03045
see HEBREW for 0410
יְדִיעֲאֵל (ye.di.a.el) — Jediael.
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.6;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Ahiram (H0297);
father of: Bilhan (H1092H)
§ Jediael = "God makes known"
1) a chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin; maybe the same as 'Ashbel'
2) the 2nd son of Meshelemiahand a Korahite gatekeeper
3) son of Shimri and one of David's mighty warriors
4) one of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag; maybe the same man as 3 above
יְדִיעֲאֵל (ye.di.a.el) — Jediael.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.45;
son of: Shimri (H8113H);
brother of: Joha (H3109H)
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
je-di'-a-el (yedhi`a'-el, "God makes known" (?)):
(1) A "son" of Benjamin or probably of Zebulun (1Ch 7:6,10,11). See Curtis, Chronicles, 145-49, who suggests emending the name to yachle'el, Jahleel, in agreement with Ge 46:24.
(2) One of David's mighty men (1Ch 11:45), probably = the Manassite who deserted to David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:20 (Hebrew 21)).
(3) A Korahite doorkeeper in David's reign (1Ch 26:2).
Jediael
Known by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200 warriors (1 Chr. 7:6, 10, 11).
(2.) A Shimrite, one of David’s bodyguard (1 Chr. 11:45). Probably same as in 12:20.
(3.) A Korhite of the family of Ebiasaph, and one of the gate-keepers to the temple (1 Chr. 26:2).
(known of God). A chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:6,11) It is usually assumed that Jediael is the same as Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1) but this is not certain. Second son of Meshelemiah, a Levite. (1 Chronicles 26:1,2) Son of Shimri; one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:45) (B.C. 1046.) One of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:20) comp.
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The Hebrew word שָׁלֹשׁ (*shalosh*) means 'three' or 'triad.' It can also refer to the ordinal 'third' and is used in various contexts, including multiplication as 'thrice.' The entries consistently define it as a primitive number without significant disagreement.
שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה 430 n.m. et f. a three, triad
base
H7969 שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה a three, triad
7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe'
or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'};
or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three;
occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork,
+ often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.
Compare 7991.
see HEBREW for 07991
שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) — three.
1) three, triad
1a) 3, 300, third
Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532)
Adj — Noun common · both singular absoluteHNcbsa
(shalosh; treis).
See NUMBER.
The phrase "three days and three nights," Mt 12:40, was equivalent in Hebrew to the English "three days;" the Jews employing the expression "a day and a night" to denote our "day" of twentyfour hours. Nor did "three days," 1Sa 30:13, literally "this third day," according to their usage, necessarily include the whole of three days, but a part of three days, a continuous period including one whole day of twenty-four hours, and a portion of the day preceding it and the day following it. Compare Ge 7:12,17 1Sa 30:12-13.