1 Chronicles 7:6

בִּנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֧לַע וָבֶ֛כֶר וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

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בֶּ֧לַע

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

Dictionary form: בֶּלַע · beh-LA

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: bela

of bela ×6 bela ×5 and bela ×1 and when bela ×1 were belah ×1

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Bela — Standard anglicized form; use as a proper name.

Belah — Variant spelling; use when source text uses alternate form.

Bela son of Beor — Expanded form for clarity when referencing the king.

Bela son of Azaz — Use specifically for the Reubenite figure in Chronicles.

BDB1149 H1106

II. בֶּ֫לַע

proper name, masculine 1. בֶּלַע Gen 36:32 = 1Chr 1:43 בָּ֑לַע Gen 36:33 = 1Chr 1:44 a king of Edom, בן בעור ׳ב (compare בִּלְעָם & Di Gen 36:32).

2. בֶּלַע 1st son of Benjamin Gen 46:21; Num 26:38; Num 26:40; 1Chr 7:6; 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 8:1; 1Chr 8:3 (בָּ֑לַע).

3. בֶּלַע a Reubenite 1Chr 5:8.

BDB1151 H1106 H6820

III. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, of a location city = צֹעַר q. v. Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8.

בִּלְעֲדֵי see below בלה.

BDB7165 H6920 H1106

צֹ֫עַר, צ֫וֺעַר proper name, of a location Zoar (understood as insignficance, compare Gen 19:20); — Σηλωρ, ᵐ5^L Σιλωρ, but Gen 13:10; Jer 48:34 Ζογορ(α); on ᵐ5 compare further Lag^{BN 54 f.}: city at southeast end of Dead Sea, צֹעַר Gen 13:10; Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8 (both = בֶּלַע) Deut 34:3; Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34 צוֺעַר Gen 19:22; Gen 19:30 (twice in verse); with ה locative, צֹ֫עֲרָה vGen 19:23 + Jer 48:4 (for ᵑ0 צעוריה), ᵐ5 Ζαλορα, JDMich Ew Gf Gie and others — (compare Buhl^{Geogr. 271. 274} GASm^{Geogr.506 f. 678 (App.)}.

bela, belah

belaʿ

destruction

Bela, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

(n pr m) a king of Edom

וָ בֶ֛כֶר

וָ

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

בֶ֛כֶר

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

Dictionary form: בֶכֶר · beh-KER

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and becher

of becher ×3 and becher ×2

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Becher — Standard proper name; use in most narrative contexts.

Beker — Simplified spelling; suits translations avoiding diacritics.

Bekher — Phonetic rendering; reflects Hebrew pronunciation more closely.

BDB1105 H1071

בֶּ֫כֶר proper name, masculine (young camel, Arabic , Assyrian bakru Asrb^{Annals ix. 65}) —

1. son of Ephraim Num 26:35 = בֶּרֶד 1Chr 7:20.

2. son of Benjamin Gen 46:21; 1Chr 7:6; 1Chr 7:8 (בָּ֑כֶר).

becher

beker

young camel

Beker, the name of two Israelites

a son of Ephraim

וִ ידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל

וִ

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

ידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל

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

Dictionary form: יְדִיעֲאֵל · yeh-dee-uh-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jediael

and jediael ×2 jediael ×2 also of jediael ×1 of jediael ×1

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Jediael — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.

Yediael — Transliteration-based; highlights Hebrew pronunciation.

Yediah-El — Hyphenated form showing 'known by God' etymology.

BDB3461 H3043

יְדִיעֲאֵל proper name, masculine (Palmyrene ידיבעל DHM in MV^{10, 983} compare Sabean proper name with ידע DHM^{ZMG 1875, 612}) —

1. a Benjamite 1Chr 7:6; 1Chr 7:10; 1Chr 7:11, ᵐ5 Αδειηλ, Ιεδιηλ, etc.

2. one of David's heroes according to 1Chr 11:45 apparently = the Manassite captain of 1Chr 12:21 (Baer; van d. H v.1Chr 12:20), ᵐ5 Ελθειηλ, Ιεδιηλ.

3. a Korahite porter 1Chr 26:2 ᵐ5 Ιδερηλ, Ιεδιηλ.

jediael

yĕdîʿăʾēl

God makes known

Jediael, the name of three Israelites

a chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin; maybe the same as 'Ashbel'

שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

Root word three, thirteen, thirteenth, third, thrice, …

Dictionary form: שָׁלוֹשׁ · shaw-LOHSH

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: three

three ×186 and three ×70 and the three ×10 of three ×9 in three ×7 thirteen ×7 the three ×6 were three ×6

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three — Standard cardinal number; universally suitable.

thirteen — Use when combined with ten in context.

third — Ordinal use; indicates position or sequence.

triple — Emphasizes threefold grouping or set of three.

thrice

three times — Modern replacement for archaic 'thrice'.

BDB10000 H8532 H7969

תְּלָת noun masculine, תְּלָתָה feminine, three (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁלשָֽׁ, שִׁלשָׁה); —

masculine תְּלָת before feminine plural noun Dan 7:5 feminine noun omitted vDan 7:8 vDan 7:20 feminine תְּלָתָה before masculine plural noun after, Dan 3:24; Dan 6:3; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:14, so אָ֯ Ezra 6:4 יוֺם תְּלָתָה Ezra 6:15 third day; suffix תְּלָתֵּהוֺן (K^{§ 65, Anm,1}) Dan 3:23 the three of them.

BDB8762 H7969

שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה₄₃₀ noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI²; שלשן 30 MI²; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.^{47, A. u. A. ii. 175} SabDenkm^{No. 31, 8}; Arabic , ; Ethiopic Aramaic תְּלָתָא, ; Nabataean תלת Lzb³⁷⁷; Palmyrene תלת (in תלת מאה) Reckend^{ZMg xiii (1888), 408}; see also Kö^{ii. 1. 208}); —

masculine שָׁלשׁ וֺשׁ- rare, chiefly late), with noun feminine Amos 4:8 + 90 t., also construct שְׁלשׁ Gen 18:6 + 65 t. (but Gen 38:24 read perhaps שְׁלשֶׁת Samaritan, compare Di and others), שְׁלָשֿׁ Exod 21:11 feminine שְׁלשָׁה (וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), with noun masculine Gen 6:10 + 149 t., also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 + 92 t. (3 + 10 = 13 are additional; on rare exceptions to rule of gender compare Ges^{«GKC:97c»§ 97c}), suffix שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶם Num 12:4, שְׁלָשְׁתָּם vNum 12:4; Ezek 40:10; Ezek 41:16 — three (Hexateuch chiefly P):

1. no other number:
a. before plural noun, שָׁלשׁ 51 t., e.g. אַמוֺת ׳שׁ Exod 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ 1Kgs 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה 90 t., e.g. Gen 18:2 + (so always שְׁלשׁ, שְׁלשֶׁת; read מִשְׁלשֶׁת Gen 38:24 Sam Di; = ׳מִשְּׁ, from מִןֿ); after noun (late: on 1Sam 1:24 see [שִׁלֵּשׁ) 1Chr 25:5 + 17 t.; noun omitted 1Sam 17:4; 2Sam 24:12 = 42 t.
b. = ordinal יָמִים ׳לִשׁ Exod 19:5 on third day; ׳הַיּוֺם שׁ הַיָּמִים 1Sam 9:20, ׳הַיּוֺם הַשּׁ 1Sam 30:13, both = three days ago; especially לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 15:28 + 7 t. (Ges^{«GKC:134o»§ 134o}).

2. 13, with noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Gen 17:25; 1Kgs 7:1 + (as ordinal) Gen 14:4 ( שְׁלשֿׁ), Jer 1:2; Jer 25:3 before ערים Josh 21:19 after, Josh 19:16 + 3 t., before עִיר Josh 21:33; 1Chr 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:11 with noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before פָּרִים Num 29:14 after, vNum 29:13 ordinal before יוֺם Esth 3:12; Esth 9:1 after, vEsth 9:17 יוֺם omitted Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:18 גוֺרָל omitted 1Chr 24:13; 1Chr 25:20; 1Chr 26:11.

3. 300 = שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Gen 5:22 + 59 t. (1Chr 11:11 perhaps intentional change [HPS^Sm] from שְׁמֹנֶה || 2Sam 23:8 which certainly original, Vrss Th We Dr and modern); 3000 = שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Exod 32:28 +28 t.

4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Num 1:43 + 11 t., precedes Lev 12:4 +17 t., + (as ordinal) 3 + 20 Jer 52:30 +3 t.; 20 + 32 Ki Jer 12:7 + 2 t.

5. as round, or conventional, number: 2 (or) 3, Amos 4:8; Deut 17:6; Josh 7:3; 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 3 (and) 4, Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18; Prov 30:21; Prov 30:29 three days' journey Exod 3:18; Exod 5:3; Exod 8:23, etc.

three, thirteen, thirteenth, third, thrice, …

šālôš

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

three, triad

3, 300, third

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

בִּנְיָמִ֗ן Revia — a lesser break בֶּ֧לַע וָבֶ֛כֶר Tevir — a lesser break וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break שְׁלֹשָֽׁה Silluq — end of the verse

בִּנְיָמִן בֶּלַע וָבֶכֶר וִידִֽיעֲאֵל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

Cross References

Genesis 46:21

וּבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן בֶּלַע וָבֶכֶר וְאַשְׁבֵּל גֵּרָא וְנַֽעֲמָן אֵחִי וָרֹאשׁ מֻפִּים וְחֻפִּים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃

And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

1 Chronicles 8:1

וּבִנְיָמִן הוֹלִיד אֶת-בֶּלַע בְּכֹרוֹ אַשְׁבֵּל הַשֵּׁנִי וְאַחְרַח הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Numbers 26:38

בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֶלַע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַבַּלְעִי לְאַשְׁבֵּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִי לַֽאֲחִירָם מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאֲחִֽירָמִֽי׃

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

1 Chronicles 7:10

וּבְנֵי יְדִֽיעֲאֵל בִּלְהָן וּבְנֵי בִלְהָן ‫(יעיש)‬ יְעוּשׁ וּבִנְיָמִן וְאֵהוּד וּֽכְנַעֲנָה וְזֵיתָן וְתַרְשִׁישׁ וַֽאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

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