1 Chronicles 11:32

חוּרַי֙ מִנַּ֣חֲלֵי גָ֔עַשׁ אֲבִיאֵ֖ל הָֽעַרְבָתִֽי
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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חוּרַי֙
חוּרַי֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hurai")
Dictionary form: חוּרַי · hoo-RAI

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hurai
hurai ×1
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Hurai — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Hurai of Nahal-gaash — Include epithet when context requires distinction.
Horai — Alternate transliteration found in some modern versions.

BDB2070 H1914 H2360

BDB2069 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2071

הִדַּי proper name, masculine one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:30 = חוּרַי 1Chr 11:32.

BDB2644 H2360 H1914

BDB2643 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2645

חוּרַי proper name, masculine a hero of David מִנַּחֲלֵי ׳ח גָעַשׁ 1Chr 11:32 ᵐ5 Ουρ(ε)ι, ᵐ5L Ουριὰ = הִדֶּי 2Sam 23:30 (omitted by B; A Αθθαι, ᵐ5L Αδδαι).

hurai
ḥûray
linen-weaver
Churai, an Israelite
  • one of David's mighty warriors

מִ נַּ֣חֲלֵי
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
נַּ֣חֲלֵי
Root word river, brook, valley, brooks, rivers, …
Dictionary form: נַחַל · na-HAHL

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

In the KJV here: of the brooks
the river ×19 the brook ×18 of the river ×16 in the valley ×8 of the brook ×5 of the brooks ×4 unto the river ×4 by the brook ×3
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wadi — Most precise: a seasonal, often dry desert streambed.
stream — Good general term; implies flowing water.
ravine — Emphasizes the geographical depression over the water.
torrent — Best when context stresses a rushing, flood-stage flow.
valley — Use when the landform, not the water, is in focus.
brook — Suits smaller, gentler watercourses; modernizes KJV brook.

BDB5112 H5158

BDB5111 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5113

I. נַ֫חַל noun masculine2Kgs 3:16 torrent, torrent-valley, wady (Eccl 40:13; Eccl 40:16 Late Hebrew id., stream (rare); ᵑ7 נַחְלָא , = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian na—lu = Biblical Hebrew; LagBN 140 Anm. thinks Νεῖλος may be from Νεέλ = נַחַל pronounced *נִהִל; on ׳נ in Sabean proper name, of a location, see HalRev. Sémit. Iv (1896), 80, 1, 14); — absolute ׳נ Gen 32:24 +, נַ֫חְלָה Ps 124:4 construct נַחַל Gen 26:17 +; with ה locative, Gen 34:5 so read also Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 (where ᵑ0 נַחֲלָ֫ה; see Thes); dual נַחֲלַיִם Ezek 47:9, but read הַנַּחַל ᵐ5. ᵑ7 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Co Berthol; plural נְחָלִים Num 21:4 +; נַחֲלֵי Deut 8:7 +; suffix נְחֶלֶיהָ Isa 34:9 —

1. torrent, of rushing water in narrow channel Judg 5:21 (3 t. in verse); Judg 4:7; Judg 4:13; Ps 83:10 (all of קִישֹׁן, q. v.); mountain torrent Deut 9:21 (compare Exod 32:20); so Amos 5:24 (simile of righteousness); הַשּׁוֺטֵף ׳הַנּ 2Chr 32:4 (|| מַעְיָנוֺת); לְזֶפֶת ׳נֶהְפְּכוּ נ Isa 34:9 simile of tears Lam 2:18 hyperb.שָֿׁ֑מֶן׳נ Mic 6:7 torrents of oil, compare of honey and curd Job 20:17 (|| פְּלַגּוֺת, נְהָרִים); figurativeבְלִיַּעַל ׳נ 2Sam 22:5 torrents of worthlessness (|| מִשְׁבְּרֵי מָ֫וֶת), = Ps 18:5 שׁוֺטֵף ׳נ simile of glory of nations Isa 66:12, figurative of invaders Jer 47:2 (|| מַיִס), or foes Ps 124:4 (נַ֫חְלָה, see above); 1Kgs 17:4; 1Kgs 17:6 (for drinking), drying up in summer v1Kgs 17:7 (יָבֵשׁ; all of Elijah's stream כְּרִית, q. v.); for drinking also Ps 110:7, and (figurative) עֲדָנֶיךָ ׳נ Ps 36:9; Job 6:15 (twice in verse) (אֲפִיק נְחָלִים; in simile); of water bursting from rock Ps 78:20 (שָׁטַף, || מַיִם), compare Ps 74:15 (+ מַעְיָן); figurative of מְקוֺר חָכְמָה Prov 18:4 (נֹבֵּעַ ׳נ; || מַיִם עֲמֻקִים); more generally = stream, brook, river (chiefly late) Isa 11:15 (divisions of river, נָהָר) in desert Isa 35:6 (|| מַיִם), Jer 31:9 (נַחֲלֵי מַיִם), Ezek 47:5 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:9 b (all strike out Co), vEzek 47:6 vEzek 47:7 vEzek 47:9a (readהַנַּחַל, see above), vEzek 47:12 containing fish, etc. Lev 11:9; Lev 11:10 (|| מַיִם, יַמִּים), Eccl 1:7 (twice in verse); figurative ׳רוּחַ י, Isa 30:28 (שׁוֺטֵף ׳נ, Isa 30:33 (גָּפְרִית ׳נ).

2. Torrent-valley, wady, as stream-bed 1Sam 17:40; Neh 2:15; Isa 57:6 with torrent flowing through it, אֵיתָן ׳נ Deut 21:4 (twice in verse); Deut 21:6, אֶרֶץ נַחֲלֵי מַיִם Deut 8:7 (|| עֲיָנֹת וּתְהֹמֹת יֹּצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה), compare Deut 10:7, 1Kgs 18:5 (|| מַעְיְנֵי הַמַיִם), Ps 104:10 abode of Elijah 1Kgs 17:3; 1Kgs 17:5 (compare v1Kgs 17:4 v1Kgs 17:6 v1Kgs 17:7 above); ׳עֹרְבֵי נ Prov 30:17 (compare 1Kgs 17:4; 1Kgs 17:6); הַבַּתּוֺת ׳נ Isa 7:19 as home of bees; fertile, אֶשְׁכֹּל ׳נ Num 13:23; Num 13:24 (E); ׳אִבֵּי הַנּ Song 6:11 ׳עַרְבֵינֿ poplars of the wady Lev 23:40 (H), Job 40:22 עֲרָבִים ׳נ Isa 15:7 needing water Gen 26:17 (גְּרָר ׳נ), vGen 26:19 (J), compare 2Kgs 3:16; 2Kgs 3:17 place for refuse, ruins, etc. 2Sam 17:13 in poetry also as wild, remote ravine Job 30:6, compare בְּצוּר הַנְּחָלִים Job 22:24 place of child-sacrifice Isa 57:5 burial-place Job 21:33 (׳רִגְבֵי נ), — Num 24:6 see II. נַ֫חַל.

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Particular wadys designate localities: אַרְנוֺן Num 21:14 (E), Deut 2:24; Deut 2:36 (twice in verse); Deut 3:8; Deut 3:12; Deut 3:16 (twice in verse); Deut 4:48; Josh 12:1; Josh 12:2 (twice in verse); Josh 13:9 (twice in verse) (all D), vJosh 13:16 vJosh 13:16 (P), 2Kgs 10:33 אֶשְׁכֹּל Num 32:9 (J), Deut 1:24 בְּשׂוֺר 1Sam 30:9; 1Sam 30:10; 1Sam 30:21 גָּד 2Sam 24:5 זֶרֶד Num 21:12 (E), Deut 2:13 (twice in verse); Deut 2:14 יַכֹּק Gen 32:24 (J), Deut 2:37; Deut 3:16; Josh 12:2 (all D); קִדְרוֺן 2Sam 15:23; 2Sam 1:37; 2Sam 15:13; 2Sam 18:40; 2Sam 23:6 (twice in verse); 2Sam 23:12; 2Chr 15:16; 2Chr 29:16; 2Chr 30:14; Jer 31:40 קָנָה Josh 16:8; Josh 17:9 (3 t. in verse) (all P); שׂוֺרֵק Judg 16:4 הַשִּׁטִּים ׳נ Joel 4:18 ׳נ מִצְרַיִם is southwest limit of Palestine (Assyrian na—al [mat] Muƒri, Dl Par. 310 SchrCOT Num 34:5) Num 34:5 (P), Josh 15:4 (D), vJosh 15:47 (P), 1Kgs 8:65; 2Kgs 24:7; 2Kgs 24:2 Chron 2Kgs 7:8; Isa 27:12, + (omit מצרים) Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 (see above); so read also possibly Amos 6:14 (see עֲרָבָה: usually identified with Wâdy el-Arîsh; on Wkl's different view, see references below מִצְרַיִם near the end); on identification of ׳נ Josh 15:7; Josh 19:11 (both P), 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:32; 2Chr 20:16; 2Chr 33:14, see Commentaries; אָשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים Num 21:15, see אֶשֶׁד.

3. Miner's shaft, ׳פָּרַץ נ Job 28:4.

BDB5113 H5158

BDB5112 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5114

II. [נַ֫חַל] noun [masculine] perhaps palm-tree (Arabic , noun of individual meaning ; see PerlesJQ, July, 1899, 688); — only plural absolute, כִּנְחָלִים נִטָּ֑יוּ Num 24:6 like palm-trees, which are stretched out, spread out (as to foliage). So Perlesl.c, who compares כערבי נחל , ᵐ5 ὡς στελέχη φοινικων.

river, brook, valley, brooks, rivers, …
naḥal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
  • torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
    • torrent
      • "torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)"shaft (of mine)
    palm-tree
    • meaning dubious

גָ֔עַשׁ
גָ֔עַשׁ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of gaash")
Dictionary form: גַּעַשׁ · ɡa-ASH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of gaash
of gaash ×3 gaash ×1
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Gaash — Standard anglicized proper name for this place.
the hill of Gaash — Use when context specifies the geographic feature.
Gaash (a hill in Ephraim) — Add gloss for readers unfamiliar with the location.

BDB1720 H1608

BDB1719 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1721

[גַּ֫עַשׁ] proper name, of a location הַרגָּֿ֑עַשׁ Josh 24:30; Judg 2:9 mountain in Ephraim, south of תִּמְנַתסֶֿרַח (חֶרֶסׅ q. v.; נַחֲלֵי גָּ֑עַשׁ 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:32 of ravines thereon, or near by.

gaash
gaʿaš
quaking
Gaash, a hill in Palestine
  • a mountain of Ephraim where Joshua was buried

אֲבִיאֵ֖ל
אֲבִיאֵ֖ל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Abiel")
Dictionary form: אֲבִיאֵל · uh-bee-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: abiel
of abiel ×2 abiel ×1
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Abiel — Standard anglicized form; use in most translations.
Avi-El — Hyphenated form highlighting 'my father is God'.
Abiel ('my father is God') — Include gloss when meaning aids narrative context.

BDB19 H22

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אֲבִיאֵל proper name, masculine (El is (my) father, compare אביהו & Phoenician אבבעל (feminine), also אביבעל; & אבנבעל our father etc.; Abi-ba'al KAT2 355; see RSSem 45. NöZMG 1888, 480 makes אבי here, & in אביהו etc., construct but this seems unlikely; compare also אליאב etc.; views differ much as to these proper names and uniform interpretation is impossible. Compare in general Ol§ 277 f).

1. Saul's grandfather 1Sam 9:1; 1Sam 14:51.
2. = foregoing, 1Chr 11:32.

abiel
ʾăbîʾēl
El (God) is [my] father
Abiel, the name of two Israelites
  • Saul's grandfather

הָ ֽעַרְבָתִֽי
הָ
Prefix — article the
ֽעַרְבָתִֽי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The arbathite")
Dictionary form: עַרְבָתִי · ar-baw-TEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the arbathite
the arbathite ×2
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Arbathite — Standard gentillic label; use as a proper demonym.
native of Arabah — Descriptive phrase clarifying the geographic origin.
man from Arabah — Informal, gender-specific alternative for narrative prose.
inhabitant of Beth-arabah — Specifies likely town of origin for precision.

BDB1082 H1026 H6164

BDB1081 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1083

בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה proper name, of a location (place of the depression) reckoned to Judah Josh 15:6; Josh 15:61, to Benjamin Josh 18:22 = הָֽעֲרָבָה Josh 18:18, הָֽעֲרָבָ֑תָה vJosh 18:18 compare also adjective, of a people הָֽעַרְבָתִי 2Sam 23:31 (perhaps read ׳בֵּיתהָֽֿע Klo compare Dr) = 1Chr 11:32 — site unknown.

arbathite
ʿarbātî
desert house
an Arbathite or inhabitant of (Beth-)Arabah
  • an inhabitant of Beth-arabah

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
חוּרַי֙ Pashta — a lesser break מִנַּ֣חֲלֵי גָ֔עַשׁ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אֲבִיאֵ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break הָֽעַרְבָתִֽי Silluq — end of the verse

חוּרַי מִנַּחֲלֵי גָעַשׁ אֲבִיאֵל הָֽעַרְבָתִֽי׃
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Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Cross References

2 Samuel 23:30

בְּנָיָהוּ פִּרְעָתֹנִי הִדַּי מִנַּחֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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