1 Kings 4:10 — Word Study
WLCבֶּן־ חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃ ס
BSAin ArubbothʼĂrubbôwth△ [a region with windows, a place of insight] SocohSôwkôh [a town in the lowlands, a place of abundance] and allkôl [everything, the whole] the landʼerets [earth, territory, a country] of HepherChêpher [a well, a source of life]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | Ben- | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| חֶ֖סֶד | Hesed | Noun proper masculine |
| בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת | in Arubboth | Preposition, noun proper |
| ל֥וֹ | [belonged] to him | Preposition, suffix |
| שֹׂכֹ֖ה | Socoh | Noun proper |
| וְכָל־ | and all | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | [the] land of | Noun common, feminine singular construct |
| חֵֽפֶר׃ ס | Hepher | Noun proper |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); |
| KJV | The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: |
| ASV | Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher); |
| YLT | Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; |
| WEB | Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); |
| BBE | ... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control; |
Where they part company is in the descriptive elements of the regions mentioned — see How Translations Differ.
The main clause identifies Ben-hesed, with additional phrases providing context about his jurisdiction.
6 commentators on this verse
Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Ellicott & more — read them ›
clause
The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
2 of 8 occur nowhere else in the Old Testament — words chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — 1 Kings 4:10
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 Officials of Solomongenerated
1 Kings 4:10 presents Ben-hesed as one of Solomon's officials overseeing the region of Arubboth, which includes the town of Socoh and the land of Hepher. This verse is part of a larger passage that lists the various governors and officials appointed by Solomon to manage his kingdom effectively, showcasing the administrative organization during his reign.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua 15:35 | Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, |
| 2 | Joshua 12:17 | the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; |
| 3 | Joshua 17:2 | So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חֶ֖סֶד, Che.sedgenerated
The name חֶ֖סֶד (Che.sed) means 'mercy' or 'faithfulness.' It is a proper noun used here to denote a specific individual, Ben-hesed, possibly indicating his character or the favor he received.
This name appears only in this verse, and it emphasizes the significance of familial connections in the context of leadership and governance during Solomon's reign.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the rendering of Ben-hesed's name and his role in Arubboth.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the subject בֶּן־חֶ֖סֶד (Ben-hesed), indicating who is in charge, followed by a prepositional phrase בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת (in Arubboth) that specifies the location.
The structure includes additional phrases detailing the towns and land under Ben-hesed's authority, showing a hierarchical organization of Solomon's administration.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חֶ֖סֶד as a name but does not provide a direct Greek equivalent for the entire phrase, indicating a possible interpretation rather than a strict translation.
The choice of words in the Septuagint may reflect a different emphasis or understanding of the regions mentioned, though it retains the core identification of Ben-hesed.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Kings 4:10 tells us that Ben-hesed was the officer in charge of Arubboth, which included the town of Socoh and the land of Hepher. This verse is part of a list of Solomon's officials, showing how he organized his kingdom.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The name Ben-hesed means 'son of mercy' or 'son of faithfulness,' reflecting his character or the favor he received.
Socoh is a town in the lowlands known for its abundance, while Hepher symbolizes a source of life, indicating the importance of these regions during Solomon's reign.
This verse illustrates the administrative structure of Solomon's kingdom, highlighting the officials appointed to govern various regions.
Arubboth is mentioned as part of Solomon's tax districts, showing the organization and resource management of his kingdom.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can I learn from Ben-hesed's role as an official in Solomon's kingdom?
- How does understanding the significance of place names like Socoh and Hepher enhance my reading of this passage?
- In what ways does this verse reflect the importance of leadership and organization in governance?
- How can I apply the principles of faithful service seen in Ben-hesed's role to my own responsibilities?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Kings 4:10 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe son of Hesed in Aruboth,.... Which seems to have been in the tribe of Judah by the places that follow: to him [pertained] Sochoh; there were two places of this name in that tribe, Joshua 15:35;
Read John Gill on 1 Kings 4 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: The son of Hesed - or Ben-hesed.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Kings 4 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThere were two Sochohs, but both near together. See ,48. The land of Hepher, in Judah. See .
Read Matthew Poole on 1 Kings 4 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) The third division was also in the land of the Philistines, being part of the territory assigned to Judah. Sochoh is mentioned in Joshua 15:35, and is noticed in 1 Samuel 17:1-3 as close to the field of battle on which David slew Goliath. Hepher is an old Amorite city which was conquered by Joshua (Joshua 12:17), still, by a curious survival, giving its name to the whole district, to which the name Aruboth (otherwise unknown) is here also given.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Kings 4 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges10. the son of Hesed] Read Ben-Hesed. Of Hesed we have no further notice. in Aruboth] The Hebrew points require us to spell the word Arubboth. Judging from the names which follow, Arubboth was a town or district in the low country lying between the mountainous portion of Judah and the Mediterranean. There was Sochoh (more correctly Socoh) a place noticed Joshua 15:35, and also as being near the encampment of the Philistines in Goliath’s time (1 Samuel 17:1). A king of Hepher is mentioned Joshua 12:17, to whom probably this land of Hepher pertained. The other names in the list in Joshua are of towns in this district to which we know Socoh belonged.
Read Cambridge on 1 Kings 4 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible10. Aruboth… Socoh… Hepher — Sites now unknown.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on 1 Kings 4 →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
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.
Tyndale line
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher:
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Strictly literal
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
Ben-Hesed, in Aruboth, has Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
Ben-chessed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Chepher;
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);
From the Latin
Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.
Simplified
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control;
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.
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 show some agreement in the naming and roles presented; however, the Septuagint's wording does not match the Hebrew text exactly, indicating a variation in translation approach.
בֶּן־ חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃ ס
5 of the 8 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.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Kings 4:10
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.
בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
son, male child, born of a woman
children (male and female)
youth, young men
the young of animals
of plant shoots
fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
member of a guild, order or class
of animals son of (the) herd
ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
n. relat. of age
base
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
done
H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman
. children (male and female)
. youth, young men
. the young of animals
. of plant shoots
. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
. . member of a guild, order or class
. of animals son of (the) herd
. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
. n. relat. of age
H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son
1121 ben bane
from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the
widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)
(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,
(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,
bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X
came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of
first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +
kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)
people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous
one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
see HEBREW for 01129
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 0251
בֵּן (ben) — son: child.
: child/son
בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;
son of: Jaaziah (H3269);
brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)
§ Beno = "his son"
the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)
בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.
: descendant, people, tribe, nation
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : child/son
בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.
: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : descendant
בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.
: rebel/son(Belial)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : people/men/nation/tribe
בֵּן (ben) — son.
: [inheriting]son/heir
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.
: warrior/son(strong)
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
Ben (prefix) (singular ben, "son of"; plural bene, "sons of" = Aramaic bar): This word is used in the singular or plural to express relationship of almost any kind:
(1) to a person; as such it is found as part of many compound names like Benjamin, Benhur, etc. (compare Bar);
(2) to a clan; in this connection it is found in the plural only: "children of Israel," "children of Ammon," etc.;
(3) to a town; perhaps as place of birth ("son of Jabesh"; 2Ki 15:10 ff);
(4) to occupation, state of life, age, character, quality even of things;
(5) peculiarly employed in the sense of "scholar disciple" ("son of prophet"), or in phrases like "son of death," etc.;
(6) in poetry, "sons of flame" for "sparks" (Job 5:7 margin), etc. The frequent metaphorical use of the word indicates that it was rarely…
בֶּן־חֶ֫סֶד n.pr.m. (son of mercy) an officer of Solomon 1 K 4:10.
done
H2618 בֶּן־חֶ֫סֶד, חֶסֶד
2618 Checed kheh'-sed
the same as 2617: favor; Chesed, an Israelite:--Hesed.
see HEBREW for 02617
חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) — Hesed.
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.10;
father of: Ben-hesed (H1136)
§ Hesed = "son of faithfulness"
father of or maybe a commissary officer under Solomon
HNpm — Noun proper masculineHNpm
(kindness), the son of Hesed or Ben-Chesed, was commissary for Solomon. (1 Kings 4:10) (B.C. about 995.)
→ Father of one of Solomon's officers 1Ki 4:10
אֲרֻבּוֹת (Arubbowth) is a plural noun referring to a place in Palestine, specifically a district designated by Solomon for tax purposes. The term is derived from the singular form אֲרֻבָּה (Arubbah), which means 'windows.' It appears in 1 Kings 4:10.
אֲרֻבּוֹת n.pr.loc. 1 K 4:10
ref
H700 אֲרֻבּוֹת
700 'Arubbowth ar-oob-both
plural of 699; Arubboth, a place in Palestine:--Aruboth.
see HEBREW for 0699
אֲרֻבּוֹת (a.rub.bot) — Arubboth.
§ Aruboth = "windows"
a district marked by Solomon for tax purposes
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun properHRd/Npl
וֹ (o) — him.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
HRd/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffixHRd/Sp3ms
שׂוֹכֹה (Sowkoh) refers to a name for two locations in Judah, described as a town in both the lowlands and the hill-country. The name is derived from a root meaning 'bushy.' Additionally, a man named Soco is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:18. The lexicons provide various spellings for the name, including Shocho and Sochoh.
שׂוֹכֹה, שׂוֹכוֹ n.pr.loc. in Judah
in Shephelah
in hill-country
base
H7755 שׂוֹכֹה, שׂוֹכוֹ
7755 Sowkoh so-ko'
or Sokoh {so-ko'}; or Sowkow {so-ko'}; from 7753; Sokoh or
Soko, the name of two places in Palestine:--Shocho, Shochoh,
Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.
see HEBREW for 07753
שׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה (s.vo.khoh) — Socoh.
§ Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy"
a town in the lowlands of Judah
שׂוֹכֹה (s.vo.khoh) — Socoh.
§ Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy"
a town in the mountain district of Judah
שׂוֹכֹוֹ (s.vo.khoh) — Soco.
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.18;
son of: Heber (H2268I)
§ Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy"
1) a town in the lowlands of Judah
2) a town in the mountain district of Judah
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
the name of two towns in the tribe of Judah. In the district of the Shefelah. (Joshua 15:35; 1 Samuel 17:1; 2 Chronicles 11:7; 8:18) In the time of Eusebius it bore the name of Socchoth, and lay between eight and nine Roman miles from Eleutheropolis, on the road to Jerusalem. It may be identified with esh-Shuweikeh , in the western part of the mountains of Judah. From this village probably came Antigonus of Soco, who lived about the commencement of the third century B.C. Also a town of Judah, but in the mountain district. (Joshua 15:48) It has been discovered about 10 miles southwest of Hebron; bearing, like the other Socoh, the name of esh-Shuweikeh .
tents; tabernacles
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.
כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all
with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
Absolutely:
without the art., all things, all
with the art. הַכֹּל
where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
base
H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all
. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
3605 kol kole
or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;
hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a
plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any
(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as
many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,
whoso(-ever).
see HEBREW for 03634
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular constructHC/Ncmsc
ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.
(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.
(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).
אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
earth, opp. to heaven, sky
earth = inhabitants of earth
land =
country, territory
district, region
trial territory
piece of ground
specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
= inhabitants of land
used even of Shᵉʼôl
ground, surface of ground
soil, as productive
אֶרֶץ in phrases
people of the land
in measurements of distance
the country of the plain, level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
base
H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
. earth = inhabitants of earth
. land = . country, territory
. district, region
. trial territory
. piece of ground
. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
. = inhabitants of land
. used even of Shᵉʼôl
. . ground, surface of ground
. soil, as productive
. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land
. in measurements of distance
. the country of the plain, level or plain country
. land of the living
. end(s) of the earth
. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
776 'erets eh'-rets
from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth
(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,
field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.
: country/field
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.
: soil
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
N-cs — Noun common · feminine singular constructHNcfsc
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.
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…
The Hebrew word חֵ֫פֶר (*chepher*) refers to both a personal name and a geographical location. It denotes a Manassite and a man from Judah, as well as a Canaanite town mentioned in the context of battles. The word is associated with several individuals, including a warrior of David and a descendant of Gilead. The name is interpreted to mean 'a well.'
חֵ֫פֶר n.pr.m.
a Manassite
a man of Judah
one of David's heroes
base
חֵ֫פֶר n.pr.loc.
Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek
in Judah
base
H2660a חֵ֫פֶר . a Manassite
. a man of Judah
. one of David's heroes
H2660b חֵ֫פֶר . Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek
. in Judah
2660 Chepher khay'-fer
from 2658 or 2659; a pit of shame; Chepher, a place in
Palestine; also the name of three Israelites:--Hepher.
see HEBREW for 02658
see HEBREW for 02659
חֵ֫פֶר (che.pher) — Hepher.
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32;
son of: Gilead (H1568H);
brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061);
father of: Zelophehad (H6765)
Also named: cheph.ri (חֶפְרִי "Hepherite" H2662)
§ Hepher = "a well"
1) youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites
2) son of Asher, the father of Tekoa
3) the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors
חֵ֫פֶר (che.pher) — Hepher.
§ Hepher = "a well"
a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua
חֵ֫פֶר (che.pher) — Hepher.
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.6;
son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Naarah (H5292B);
brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Temeni (H8488) and Haahashtari (H0326);
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
Hepher
A well or stream. (1.) A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17).
(2.) The youngest son of Gilead (Num. 26:32; 27:1).
(3.) The second son of Asher (1 Chr. 4:6).
(4.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:36).
a place in ancient Canaan which occurs in the lists of conquered kings. (Joshua 12:17) It was on the west of Jordan. Comp. (Joshua 12:7) and 1Kin 4:10
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