1 Chronicles 1:37

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

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 father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; 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 father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

רעואל רְעוּאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רעואל

Rᵉʻûwʼêl

Definition

Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite

Root

from the same as H7466 (רעו) and H410 (אל); friend of God;

Exhaustive

from the same as רעו and אל; friend of God; Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite; Raguel, Reuel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7467

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רְעוּאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root רע • Strongs / High • Page 1347

El is Friendship (Proper Name).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ραγουηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7467:

ραγουηλ 11× (100.0%)

נחת נַחַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נחת

Nachath

Definition

Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

Root

the same as H5183 (נחת); quiet;

Exhaustive

the same as נחת; quiet; Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites; Nahath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5184

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַחַת

noun • Root נחת • Strongs / High • Page 964

1. a descent, the coming down, going down, setting down. 2. (lowness) a proper name, masculine. 3. (feminine) rest, ease, inactivity, repose.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נַחַת

noun masculine • Root נחת • Page 439

1. a descent, a coming down (Is. 30:30). 2. a setting down, what is set down (Job 36:16).

נַחַת

noun feminine • Root נוח • Page 439

rest, quietness (Is. 30:15; Ecc. 4:6).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ναχοθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5184:

ναχοθ 2× (42.6%)

זרח זֶרַח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זרח

Zerach

Definition

Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince

Root

the same as H2225 (זרח);

Exhaustive

the same as זרח; Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince; Zarah, Zerah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2226

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֶרַח

masculine noun / proper noun • Root זרח • Strongs / High • Page 445

1. rising, of the sun. 2. origin, birth, sprout; also a proper noun.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זֶרַח

m. verbal • Root זרח • Page 209

1. a rising. Is. 60:3. 2. proper name of a son of Judah by Tamar. Num. 26:20.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαρα ζαρε

LXX Usage Statistics

H2226:

ζαρα 13× (61.4%)

ζαρε 5× (25.1%)

שמה שַׁמָּה

there/her name

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמה

Shammâh

Definition

Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites

Root

the same as H8047 (שמה);

Exhaustive

the same as שמה; Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites; Shammah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8048

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמַהּ

verb • Root שמה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1444

I. (not used) tr. to engrave, to inscribe, of a memorial-sign or mark.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁמָּה

adverb • Root שם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 797

There (adverb).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׁמָּה

f. verbal • Root שמם • Page 684

1. a desolation. Is. 5:9; Jer. 2:15; Ps. 73:19. 2. astonishment, amazement. Jer. 8:21. Particularly an object of astonishment, Deut. 28:37; Jer. 19:8.

שַׁמָּה

f. verbal noun • Root שמם • Page 686

Idem (for שְׁמָמָה); desolation, waste (Ezek. 35:7, 9).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σομε

LXX Usage Statistics

H8048:

σομε 3× (44.8%)

ומזהס וּמִזָּה׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מזה

Mizzâh

Definition

Mizzah, an Edomite

Root

probably from an unused root meaning to faint with fear; terror;

Exhaustive

probably from an unused root meaning to faint with fear; terror; Mizzah, an Edomite; Mizzah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4199

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִזָּה

noun proper masculine • Root מזה • Strongs / High • Page 831

A proper name mentioned in Gen. 36, 13, 17.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μοζε

LXX Usage Statistics

H4199:

μοζε 2× (100.0%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah,

LITV Translation:
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of Reuel, Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.