1 Chronicles 1:25

עֵ֥בֶר פֶּ֖לֶג רְעֽוּ
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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עֵ֥בֶר
עֵ֥בֶר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Eber")
Dictionary form: עֵבֵר · ay-BARE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: eber
eber ×11 and heber ×2 and unto eber ×2
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Eber — Standard modern English spelling; most widely recognized form.
Heber — Alternate traditional spelling; use when context favors it.
Ever — Reflects closer phonetic rendering of the Hebrew vowels.

BDB5767 H5677

BDB5766 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5768

II. עֵ֫בֶר proper name, masculine Eber (perhaps eponym of Hebrews, form inferred from עִבְרִי, compare references there); —

1. 'son' of Shelah, and 'grandson' of Arpachshad Gen 10:24 (J) = 1Chr 1:18; Gen 11:14; Gen 11:15 (P); 'father' of Peleg and Joktan Gen 10:25 (J; with especially reference to Joktan vGen 10:26 ff., i.e. to Arabians) = 1Chr 1:19 (compare v1Chr 1:20ff.), of Peleg specifically Gen 11:16; Gen 11:17 (P; with especially reference to Abraham vGen 11:26f.) compare 1Chr 1:25 (see v1Chr 1:27f.); in Gen 10:21 (J) Shem is called אֲבִי כָּלבְּֿנֵיעֵֿבֶר; ᵐ5 Εβερ. — ׳ע Num 24:24 perhaps (si vera lectio) belongs not here ( = עִבְרִים Hebrews, ᵐ5 Ἐβραίους, so Thes), but below I. עֵבֶר = the (land) beyond (the river), || אַשּׁוּר, so Di Kau.
2. a Gadite chief 1Chr 5:13, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Εβερ.
3. Benjamite names:
  a. 1Chr 8:12, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Αβερ.
  b. 1Chr 8:22 (עֵבֶר van d. H. Ginsb; עֶבֶד Baer), ᵐ5 Ωβδη, A Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Αβερ.
4. a priest Neh 12:20 ᵐ5L Αβεδ.

eber, heber
ʿēbēr
the region beyond
Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
  • son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan
    • "a Gadite chief"a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim"a Benjamite, son of Shashak"a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

פֶּ֖לֶג
פֶּ֖לֶג
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Peleg")
Dictionary form: פֶּלֶג · peh-LEɡ

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: peleg
peleg ×5 was peleg ×2
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Peleg — Standard anglicized proper name; use in narrative contexts.
Peleg (meaning 'division') — Gloss the name when etymology is theologically significant.
Division — Use when translating the name's meaning, not the person.

BDB6626 H6389

BDB6625 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6627

II. פֶּ֫לֶג proper name, masculine son of Eber, Φαλεκ, ᵐ5L Φαλεγ: Gen 10:25; Gen 11:17; Gen 11:18; Gen 11:19; 1Chr 1:19; 1Chr 1:25, פָּ֑לֶג Gen 11:16.

peleg
peleg
division
Peleg, a son of Shem
  • son of Eber and brother of Joktan

רְעֽוּ
רְעֽוּ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Reu")
Dictionary form: רְעוּ · reh-OO

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: reu
reu ×5
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Reu — Standard proper name; use in genealogical or narrative contexts.
Re'u — Transliteration form; use when highlighting Hebrew origins.
Ragau — Greek/LXX form; useful when cross-referencing New Testament genealogies.

BDB8008 H7466

BDB8007 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8009

רְעוּ proper name, masculine (properly name of a god, DuvalZA vi.126 MezHarrân 23, compare HomA. u. A. ii. 208); — son of Peleg: Gen 11:18; Gen 11:19; Gen 11:20; Gen 11:21(P), 1Chr 1:25 Ραγαυ.

reu
rĕʿû
friend
Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch
  • son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
עֵ֥בֶר פֶּ֖לֶג Tipeha — a lesser break רְעֽוּ Silluq — end of the verse

עֵבֶר פֶּלֶג רְעֽוּ׃
25
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Cross References

Luke 3:35

τοῦ Σαρούχ τοῦ Ῥαγαὺ τοῦ Φάλεκ τοῦ Ἔβερ τοῦ Σαλὰ
35
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
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