1 Chronicles 15:17 Go deeper
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; (KJV)
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וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duand they appointed
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: appoint
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 41:46, Exodus 9:16, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 7:2, Judges 3:19, Judges 20:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 1
הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.Yimthe Levites
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 2
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 3
הֵימָ֣ןhei.ManHeman
Lemma: הֵימָן (he.man) · Strong's: H1968I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Heman
Used 14 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 1 Chronicles 16:42, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1968I; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 4
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 5
יוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElJoel
Lemma: יוֹאֵל (yo.el) · Strong's: H3100G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joel
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 6:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3100G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 6
וּמִ֨ן\־u.Min-and of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 7
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavrelatives his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 8
אָסָ֖ף'a.SafAsaph
Lemma: אָסָף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0623H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asaph
Used 38 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 16:7, 1 Chronicles 16:37, 1 Chronicles 25:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0623H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 9
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 10
בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ\ \סbe.rekh.Ya.huBerekiah
Lemma: בֶּרֶכְיָה (be.rekh.yah) · Strong's: H1296H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Berechiah
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1296H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 11
וּמִן\־u.min-and of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 12
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 13
מְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiMerari
Lemma: מְרָרִי (me.ra.ri) · Strong's: H4847
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Merari
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4847; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 14
אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.Hemrelatives their
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 15
אֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanEthan
Lemma: אֵיתָן (e.tan) · Strong's: H0387J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ethan
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:44, 1 Chronicles 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0387J; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 16
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 17
קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ\׃Ku.sha.Ya.huKushaiah
Lemma: קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ (qu.sha.ya.hu) · Strong's: H6984
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kushaiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6984; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 15:17 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| appointed | → | עָמַד H5975H to stand: appoint |
| Heman | → | הֵימָן H1968I Heman |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Joel | → | יוֹאֵל H3100G Joel |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| his brothers | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| Asaph | → | אָסָף H0623H Asaph |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Berechiah | → | בֶּרֶכְיָה H1296H Berechiah |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| their brothers | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| the Merarites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | מְרָרִי H4847 Merari |
| Ethan | → | אֵיתָן H0387J Ethan |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Kushaiah | → | קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ H6984 Kushaiah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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