1 Chronicles 1:29

אֵ֖לֶּה תֹּֽלְדוֹתָ֑ם בְּכ֤וֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ נְבָי֔וֹת וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל וּמִבְשָֽׂם

These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: אֵלֶּה · ale-LEH

Noun — Common, plural plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: these

these ×407 and these ×70 of these ×31 those ×26 are these ×21 now these ×21 these things ×7 in these ×6

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these — Most common modern rendering; use for nearby or just-listed items.

those — Use when referencing items more distant in context.

these things — Adds slight emphasis when referencing a list or concepts.

such — Use when אֵלֶּה has a qualitative or categorical sense.

the following — Useful when introducing an enumerated list ahead.

BDB424 H428

אֵ֫לֶּה ( Rabb אֵלּוּ, Aramaic אִלֵּין, & compd. with and in , ) pronoun plural masculine & feminine these, in usage the plural of זֶה.
a. Gen 2:4 & often: in apposition to a substantive with a pronominal suffix (always without the article) Exod 9:14 (read with Hi. אֵלֶּה בְּךָ for אֶללִֿבְּךָ) Exod 10:1 אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה these my signs, Exod 11:8; Deut 11:18; 1Kgs 8:59; 1Kgs 10:8; 1Kgs 22:23; 2Kgs 1:13; Jer 31:21; Ezra 2:65; Neh 6:14 in the genitive 2Kgs 6:20; Isa 47:9; Deut 18:12; Ps 15:5 and after כל Gen 14:3 + often Standing alone in a neuter sense, these things (rare in best prose, & not very common in poetry), with עָשָׂה Deut 18:12; Deut 22:5; Deut 25:16; 2Sam 23:17; 2Sam 23:22; Ps 15:5 +; with other verbs Ezra 9:1; Isa 44:21; Isa 47:7; Jer 13:22; Hos 14:10; Ps 42:5; Ps 50:21; Ps 107:43; Job 8:2 with אֶתֿ Num 15:13; Isa 48:14 with כָּלֿ Judg 13:23; Isa 66:2 +; see also some of the cases with prepositions below
d. אלה may point indifferently to what follows, Gen 6:9; Gen 10:1; Gen 25:7; Gen 25:12; Gen 25:13; Ps 42:5 or to what has preceded, Gen 9:19; Gen 10:20; Gen 10:31; Gen 10:32; Gen 25:4; Lev 21:14; Lev 22:22; Ps 15:5 = such as these (τοιαῦτα), Ps 73:12; Job 18:21.
b. repeated, אלהו֗֗֗אלה, these . . . those Deut 27:13; Josh 8:22; Isa 49:12 (3 t.) Ps 20:8 +.
c. with the art. (but only after a substantive determined likewise by the article) הָאֵלֶּה Gen 15:1 + often.

**in Josh 17:9 עָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, read הֶעָרִים, compare Josh 17:12; Josh 19:8; Josh 19:16; Josh 19:31; Josh 19:48, etc.
d. with prepositions: בְּאֵלֶּה Lev 25:54; Lev 26:23; 1Kgs 22:11 (7 t.), בָּאֵלֶּה 1Sam 16:10; 1Sam 17:39 לְאֵלֶּה Lev 11:24 (4 t), לָאֵלֶּה 1Kgs 22:17 (5 t.); מֵאֵלֶּה Gen 9:19 (16 t.); עַד אֵלֶּה Lev 26:18 עַלאֵֿלֶּה on account of these things Isa 57:6; Isa 64:11; Jer 5:9 and elsewhere; כְּאֵלֶּה Job 16:2; Jer 10:16 = Jer 51:19, כָּאֵלֶּה Gen 27:46; Lev 10:19 (things like these, so Isa 66:8; Jer 18:13) Num 28:24 P (compare Ezek 45:25) 2Kgs 25:17 = Jer 52:22, כְּמוֺאֵֿלֶּה Job 12:3.

BDB9303 H459 H1836 H428

אִלֵּין (אִלֵּן Dan 2:44; Dan 6:7) demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דְּנָה, q. v.: Palmyrene אלן (Lzb^{264 Eph. i. 343, 345} Cooke²⁶); ᵑ7 אילין; Mandean עלין (Nö^{M 89 f.}); Talmud (with emphatic hâ prefixed, W^CG:109) הָאִלֵּין: see further below Biblical Hebrew אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke²⁶); — these, only Daniel: Dan 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּלֿ, נִלֵּין, vDan 2:44 כָּלאִֿלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, Dan 6:3 אֲחַדְֵַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v.Dan 6:7), Dan 7:17 אִלֵּיץ חֵיוָתָא.

these, those, things, this, them, …

ʾēlle

these or those

these

used before antecedent

תֹּֽלְדוֹתָ ֑ם

תֹּֽלְדוֹתָ

Root word generations, birth

֑ם

Suffix — pronoun their / them

Dictionary form: תּוֹלְדָה · toh-leh-DAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: are their generations

by their generations ×12 are the generations ×11 according to their generations ×4 throughout their generations ×2 according to the generations ×1 according to their birth ×1 after their generations ×1 also are the generations ×1

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genealogy — Best for formal lists of ancestors and descendants.

family record — Accessible; suits narrative headings and registers.

lineage — Slightly formal; emphasizes descent line.

ancestry — Focuses on origin; good for retrospective contexts.

account of origins — Captures the Genesis 'toledot' formula well.

birth record — Literal; use when biological birth is foregrounded.

BDB3552 H8435

[תּוֺלֵדוֺת]₃₉ noun feminine plural generations, especially in genealogies = account of a man and his descendants; — construct תּוֺלְדוֺת Gen 2:4; Ruth 4:18 תּוֺלְדֹת Gen 5:1 + 6 t.; תֹּלְדוֺת Gen 36:1 + 2 t.; תֹּלְדֹת Gen 25:12 suffix תֹּלְדֹתָיו 1Chr 26:31 תּוֺלְדֹתָם Exod 28:10 + 16 t.; תֹּלְדוֺתָם 1Chr 5:7 + 5 t.; תֹּלְדֹתָם Exod 6:16; Exod 6:19 —
a. account of men and their descendants Gen 5:1; Gen 6:9; Gen 10:1; Gen 11:10; Gen 11:27; Gen 25:12; Gen 25:19; Gen 36:1; Gen 36:9; Gen 37:2; Num 3:1; Ruth 4:18; 1Chr 1:29 successive generations (in) of families (מִשְׁפָּחֹת) Gen 10:32 compare Gen 25:13, Exod 6:16; Exod 6:19; Exod 28:10 genealogical divisions, by parentage Num 1:20 (לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם ׳ת) + 11 t. Num 1 וְאֶחָיו לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו בְּהִתְיִחֶשׂ לתולדוֺתם 1Chr 5:7 compare 1Chr 7:9 and probably also 1Chr 7:2 see Be, 1Chr 7:4; 1Chr 8:28; 1Chr 9:9; 1Chr 9:34; 1Chr 26:31.
b. metaph. תּוֺלְדוֺת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ Gen 2:4 literally begettings of heaven and earth, i.e. account of heaven and earth and that which proceeded from them (compare Dr^{Intr. 5 n}.) In Hexateuch always P.

generations, birth

tôlĕdâ

(plural only) descent, i.e., family; (figuratively) history

descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies

account of men and their descendants

genealogical list of one's descendants

בְּכ֤וֹר

Root word firstborn, firstling, eldest, firstlings, son

Dictionary form: בְּכוֹר · beh-KORE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the firstborn

the firstborn ×52 his firstborn ×11 the firstling ×6 firstborn ×5 was the firstborn ×5 and his firstborn ×3 and the firstborn ×2 from the firstborn ×2

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firstborn — Most natural modern equivalent; suits narrative and legal contexts.

eldest — Prefer when emphasizing birth-order rank among siblings.

firstling — Use specifically for firstborn animals, not people.

first child — Colloquial; clarifies meaning when 'firstborn' feels formal.

heir — Captures the legal/inheritance nuance in certain contexts.

BDB1104 H1060

בְּכוֺר₁₂₂ noun masculine first-born — Gen 35:23 + 78 t.; בְּכֹר Gen 25:13 + 14 t.; suffix בְּכֹּרִי Gen 49:3 + 14 t.; בְּכוֺרוֺ Gen 38:6 + 3 t.; plural construct בְּכוֺרֵי Neh 10:37 + 2 t.; בְּכוֺרֵיהֶם Ps 136:10 plural feminine בְּכֹרוֺת Gen 4:4; Neh 10:37 בְּכֹרֹת Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17; Deut 14:23 —

1. men and women:
a. individuals Gen 25:13 + 69 t.
b. collective Num 3:46; Num 3:50; Num 8:16; Num 18:15.
c. plural Neh 10:37; Ps 135:8; Ps 136:10.
d. כל בכור Exod 11:5; Exod 12:12; Exod 12:29; Exod 13:2; Exod 13:13; Exod 13:15 (twice in verse); Exod 22:28; Exod 34:2; Num 3:12 (3 t. in verse); Num 3:13; Num 3:40; Num 3:42; Num 3:43; Num 3:45; Num 8:17 (twice in verse); Num 8:18; Num 33:4; Ps 78:51; Ps 105:36.

2. animals:
a. individuals Lev 27:26; Num 18:17; Deut 15:19 (twice in verse); Deut 33:17.
b. collective בכור בהמה Exod 11:5; Exod 12:29; Exod 13:15; Num 3:41; Num 18:15 כל הבכור Deut 15:19.
c. plural בכרות Gen 4:4; Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17; Deut 14:23; Neh 10:37.

3. figurative, noun of relation בכור מות first-born of death Job 18:13 (deadly disease); בְּכוֺרֵי דַלִּים first-born of the poor (the poorest) Isa 14:30 Israel is the first-born of Yahweh among the nations Exod 4:22 compare Jer 31:9 and the seed of David among dynasties Ps 89:28.

firstborn, firstling, eldest, firstlings, son

bĕkôr

first-born; hence, chief

firstborn, firstling

of men and women

יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of ishmael")

Dictionary form: יִשְׁמָעֵאל · yish-maw-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of ishmael

ishmael ×20 and ishmael ×10 of ishmael ×9 that ishmael ×3 even ishmael ×2 and as for ishmael ×1 but ishmael ×1 ishmaels ×1

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Ishmael — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.

Ishmael's — Possessive form for ownership or association contexts.

Yishmael — Transliteration; use when emphasizing Hebrew cultural authenticity.

Ishmael himself — Adds emphasis; mirrors Hebrew focus constructions.

BDB8838 H3458

יִשְׁמָעֵאל₄₈ proper name, masculine El heareth; Sabean יסמעאל Hal¹⁸⁷; on from compare Lag^{BN 131}); —

1. son of Abraham and Hagar Gen 16:11 (name explanation ׳רגו ׳שָׁמַע י), vGen 16:15. 16 + 11 t. Gen 17.25, Gen 28:9 (twice in verse); Gen 36:3; 1Chr 1:28; 1Chr 1:29; 1Chr 1:31 Ισμαηλ

2. usually Ισμαηλ: murderer of Gedaliah Jer 41:8; Jer 40:14; Jer 40:15; Jer 40:16 + 17 t. Jer 41; 2Kgs 25:23; 2Kgs 25:25 (ᵐ5^L Ισραηλ !).

3. in Benjamin 1Chr 8:38; 1Chr 9:44.

4. in Judah:
a. 2Chr 19:11.
b. 2Chr 23:1.

5. Jew with foreign wife Ezra 10:22, Σαμαηλ, A ᵐ5^L Ισμαηλ.

ishmael, ishmaels

yišmāʿēl

God will hear

Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples

נְבָי֔וֹת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Nebaioth")

Dictionary form: נְבָיוֹת · neh-baw-YOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: nebaioth

of nebajoth ×2 nebaioth ×1 nebajoth ×1 of nebaioth ×1

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Nebaioth — Standard modern spelling used in most contemporary Bible translations.

Nevayot — Closer Hebrew transliteration; suits academic or Jewish-tradition contexts.

Nebajoth — Traditional spelling; modernizes KJV form while retaining familiarity.

Ishmael's firstborn / the Nebaioth tribe — Use descriptive phrase when clarity for general audiences is needed.

BDB4945 H5032

נְבָּיוֺת proper name, of a people (Nabataean נבטו = Nabataean and Nabataeans, Eut^{Nab 1.4 and often}, compare נבט of Jewish tradition Nö^{ZMG xxiv. 1871, 124}, נבט ᵑ7^{Isa 60:7} (on form of name, and on ט = ת compare Lag^{BN 51 f.}); in Assyrian Nabaitai, etc., Schr^{COT Gen 25:13}; KGF 99 ff.. Dl^{Par 296 f.}); — as (eldest) son of Ishmael (brother of Kedar) Gen 25:13; Gen 28:9; Gen 36:3 (all P), 1Chr 1:29 people (|| Kedar) Isa 60:7, compare Nabataei + Cedrei Plin^{NH v. 11, 65}; ᵐ5 Ναβαιωθ; Greek Ναβαταῖοι. — See further Nö^{ZMG xxiv. 1871, 122 f.} Eut^{Nab p.78} GASm^{Geogr. 547-629 pass}.

nebajoth, nebaioth

nĕbāyôt

heights

Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him

a son of Ishmael

וְ קֵדָ֥ר

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

קֵדָ֥ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Then kedar")

Dictionary form: קֵדָר · kay-DAWR

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: then kedar

of kedar ×6 and kedar ×1 concerning kedar ×1 kedar ×1 that kedar ×1 then kedar ×1 unto kedar ×1

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Kedar — Standard modern spelling; use in all prose contexts.

Qedar — Scholarly/academic transliteration, closer to Hebrew.

the Kedarites — Use when referring to the people/tribe collectively.

the desert tribes of Kedar — Explanatory rendering for general audiences.

BDB7319 H6938

קֵדָר proper name, of a people (swarthy? black-tented?); Κηδαρ:

1. tribe of nomads in Arabian desert Isa 21:16; Isa 42:11 (with verb feminine), Isa 60:7, Jer 2:10; Jer 49:28 (twice in verse); Ezek 27:21 ׳בְּנֵיקֿ Isa 21:17 ׳אָהֳלֵי ק Ps 120:5; Song 1:5 (made of black goat-skins Jacob^{Beduinenleben (2), 41} or black woven stuff Doughty^{Arab. Des. i. 224 f.}; simile of swarthy hue).

2. ancestor of 1, son of Ishmael, Gen 25:13 = 1Chr 1:29. — compare Assyrian †idru COT^{Gen 25:13}, Plin^{NH see 11 (12)} Cedrei; also Sabean tribe-name קדר Hal⁶²³ (compare DHM^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 14}).

kedar

qēdār

dark

Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives)

(n pr m) a son of Ishmael

וְ אַדְבְּאֵ֖ל

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אַדְבְּאֵ֖ל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And adbeel")

Dictionary form: אַדְבְּאֵל · ad-beh-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and adbeel

and adbeel ×2

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Adbeel — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.

Adbe'el — Apostrophe marks the medial glottal; scholarly texts.

Adbeël — Diaeresis signals two-syllable ending; critical editions.

BDB102 H110

אַדְבְּאֵל proper name, masculine 3rd son of Ishmael (compare Arabic invite, discipline ?) Gen 25:13; 1Chr 11:29 (Assyrian Idiba'il etc., name of north. Arabic tribe Dl^{Pa 301}; compare Minean אדבל DHM in MV).

adbeel

ʾadbĕʾēl

chastened of God

Adbeel, a son of Ishmael

third son of Ishmael and grandson of Abraham

וּ מִבְשָֽׂם

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

מִבְשָֽׂם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And mibsam")

Dictionary form: מִבְשָׂם · mib-SAWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and mibsam

and mibsam ×2 mibsam ×1

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Mibsam — Standard modern rendering of this proper name.

Mibsam (Fragrance) — Includes meaning gloss for study or annotated editions.

Mibsam (Spice) — Alternative gloss reflecting aromatic root; use in footnotes.

BDB1366 H4017

מִבְשָׂם

proper name, masculine 1. a son of Ishmael Gen 25:13 = 1Chr 1:29.

2. a descendant of Simeon 1Chr 4:25.

mibsam

mibśām

sweet odor

Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite

a son of Ishmael

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

אֵ֖לֶּה Tipeha — a lesser break תֹּֽלְדוֹתָ֑ם Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בְּכ֤וֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ Pashta — a lesser break נְבָי֔וֹת Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break וּמִבְשָֽׂם Silluq — end of the verse

אֵלֶּה תֹּֽלְדוֹתָם בְּכוֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְבָיוֹת וְקֵדָר וְאַדְבְּאֵל וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃

These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Cross References

Genesis 28:9

וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו אֶל-יִשְׁמָעֵאל וַיִּקַּח אֶֽת-מָחֲלַת׀ בַּת-יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-אַבְרָהָם אֲחוֹת נְבָיוֹת עַל-נָשָׁיו לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Isaiah 21:17

וּשְׁאָר מִסְפַּר-קֶשֶׁת גִּבּוֹרֵי בְנֵֽי-קֵדָר יִמְעָטוּ כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּבֵּֽר׃

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

Genesis 25:12

וְאֵלֶּה תֹּֽלְדֹת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית שִׁפְחַת שָׂרָה לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

Song of Solomon 1:5

שְׁחוֹרָה אֲנִי וְֽנָאוָה בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם כְּאָהֳלֵי קֵדָר כִּירִיעוֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Isaiah 60:7

כָּל-צֹאן קֵדָר יִקָּבְצוּ לָךְ אֵילֵי נְבָיוֹת יְשָׁרְתוּנֶךְ יַעֲלוּ עַל-רָצוֹן מִזְבְּחִי וּבֵית תִּפְאַרְתִּי אֲפָאֵֽר׃

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

Psalms 120:4

חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים עִם גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִֽים׃

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

1 Chronicles 1:28

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1 Chronicles 1:30

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Strong's Definition H428

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Strong's Definition H8435

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Strong's Definition H1060

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Grammar Np

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Strong's Definition H3458

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Strong's Definition H5032

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Strong's Definition H6938

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Strong's Definition H110

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Strong's Definition H4017

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