1 Chronicles 4:29

וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה וּבְעֶ֖צֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
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וּ בְ בִלְהָ֥ה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
בִלְהָ֥ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at bilhah")
Dictionary form: בִּלְהָה · bil-HAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at bilhah
bilhah ×8 of bilhah ×2 and at bilhah ×1
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Bilhah — Standard modern spelling for the proper name.
Bilha — Shorter alternate spelling used in some modern translations.
Bilhah (Rachel's servant) — Add descriptor when context needs clarification.

BDB1134 H1090

BDB1133 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1135

I. בִּלְהָה proper name, feminine (etymology dubious) handmaid of Rachel, concubine of Jacob Gen 29:29; Gen 30:3; Gen 30:4; Gen 30:5; Gen 30:7; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:25 (sons Dan & Naphtali) Gen 37:2 (probably gloss, Ol) Gen 46:25; 1Chr 7:13.

bilhah
bilhâ
troubled
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines
  • (n pr f) Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali
    • "(n pr loc) a city in Simeon

וּ בְ עֶ֖צֶם
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עֶ֖צֶם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at ezem")
Dictionary form: עֶצֶם · eh-TSEM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at ezem
and azem ×2 and at ezem ×1
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Azem — Standard English rendering of this proper place name.
Ezem — Alternate spelling found in some modern translations.
Etsem — Closer transliteration; use in scholarly or critical contexts.

BDB6295 H6107

BDB6294 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6296

II. עֶ֫צֶם proper name, of a location Ασομ, etc., in Negeb of Judah, עָ֑צֶם Josh 15:29, Simeon Josh 19:3; 1Chr 4:29 (עָצֶם).

azem, ezem
ʿeṣem
bone
Etsem, a place in Palestine
  • a city in the Nekeb of Judah afterwards allotted to Simeon

וּ בְ תוֹלָֽד
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
תוֹלָֽד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at tolad")
Dictionary form: תּוֹלָד · toh-LAWD

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at tolad
and at tolad ×1
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Tolad — Standard proper-noun form; best for most translations.
Toled — Alternate anglicization found in some modern versions.
the town of Tolad — Use when geographic context needs clarification.

BDB3553 H8434

BDB3552 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3554

תּוֺלָ֑ד proper name, of a location in Simeon 1Chr 4:29, ᵐ5 Θουλαεμ, A Θωλαδ, ᵐ5L Θολαθ; apparently = אֶלְתּוֺלַד q. v. above.

tolad
tôlād
generation
Tolad, a place in Palestine
  • a town in Simeon
    • also 'El-tolad'

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

וּבְבִלְהָה וּבְעֶצֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃
29
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
Cross References

Joshua 19:3

וַֽחֲצַר שׁוּעָל וּבָלָה וָעָֽצֶם׃
3
And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
1 Chronicles 4:28
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1 Chronicles 4:30