1 Chronicles 8:5

וְגֵרָ֥א וּשְׁפוּפָ֖ן וְחוּרָֽם
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
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וְ גֵרָ֥א
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
גֵרָ֥א
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And gera")
Dictionary form: גֵּרָא · ɡay-RAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and gera
of gera ×5 and gera ×3 gera ×1
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Gera — Standard anglicized proper name; use in most contexts.
Gera son of Bela — Clarifies lineage when genealogical context requires it.
Gera the Benjaminite — Use when tribal identity is the focus.

BDB1728 H1617

BDB1727 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1729

גֵּרָא proper name, masculine (Phoenician גרא) son of Benjamin Gen 46:21 (lacking Num 26:38-40); son of Bela`, & grandson of Benjamin, according to 1Chr 8:3; 1Chr 8:5 compare v1Chr 8:7 designation of a Benjamite family or clan; hence Ehud called בֶּןגֵּֿרָא Judg 3:15, & so Shimei, 2Sam 16:5; 2Sam 19:17; 2Sam 19:19; 1Kgs 2:8.

gera
gērāʾ
a grain
Gera, the name of six Israelites
  • a son of Benjamin
    • "a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin"any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe

וּ שְׁפוּפָ֖ן
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁפוּפָ֖ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And shephuphan")
Dictionary form: שְׁפוּפָם · sheh-poo-PAWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and shephuphan
and shephuphan ×1 of shupham ×1
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Shephupham — Most attested spelling; prefer in narrative or genealogical lists.
Shupham — Shorter variant; used in Numbers 26:39 tradition.
Shephuphan — KJV-adjacent form; familiar to readers of older translations.

BDB8985 H8197

BDB8984 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8986

שְׁפוּפָם proper name, masculine in Benjamin; — Num 26:39, Σουταλα, ᵐ5L Σοφαν ( = מֻפִּים וְהֻפִּים Gen 46:21, שֻׁפִּים וְחֻפִּם 1Chr 7:12).

BDB8987 H8197

BDB8986 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8988

שְׁפוּפָן proper name, masculine in Benjamin 1Chr 8:5, Σωφαρφακ, A Σωφαν, ᵐ5L Σεπφαμ.

shephuphan, shupham
šĕpûpām
serpent
Shephupham, an Israelite
  • son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin

וְ חוּרָֽם
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חוּרָֽם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And huram")
Dictionary form: חוּרָם · hoo-RAWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and huram
huram ×3 and huram ×2 of huram ×2 did huram ×1 then huram ×1
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Huram — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Hiram — Alternate spelling; used in parallel Kings passages.
Horam — Rare variant; avoid unless following a specific tradition.

BDB307 H2438 H2361

BDB306 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB308

חִירָם proper name, masculine Hiram (Phoenician חרם; abbreviated from foregoing) — ׳ח 2Sam 5:11 + 18 t. 1 Kings + Kt 1Chr 14:1; 2Chr 4:11; 2Chr 9:10 (all Qr חוּרָם); חִירוֺם 1Kgs 5:24 1 Ki 5:32; 1Kgs 7:40 also חוּרָם 1Chr 8:5 + 9 t. Chronicles —

1. king of Tyre, contemporary of David & Solomon 2Sam 5:11; 1Kgs 5:15 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 5:16; 1Kgs 5:21; 1Kgs 5:22; 1Kgs 5:24; 1Kgs 5:25 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 5:26 5:32; 1Kgs 9:11 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 9:12; 1Kgs 9:14; 1Kgs 9:27; 1Kgs 10:11; 1Kgs 10:12; 1Chr 14:1; 2Chr 2:2; 2Chr 2:10; 2Chr 2:11; 2Chr 8:2; 2Chr 8:18; 2Chr 9:10; 2Chr 9:21.
2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king 1Kgs 7:13; 1Kgs 7:40 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:45; 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 4:11 (twice in verse); 2Chr 4:16.
3. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:5.

huram
ḥûrām
noble born
Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians
  • son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
    • "king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'"a chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'

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

וְגֵרָא וּשְׁפוּפָן וְחוּרָֽם׃
5
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
Cross References

1 Chronicles 7:12

וְשֻׁפִּם וְחֻפִּם בְּנֵי עִיר חֻשִׁם בְּנֵי אַחֵֽר׃
12
Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

Judges 3:15

וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה לָהֶם מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-אֵהוּד בֶּן-גֵּרָא בֶּן-הַיְמִינִי אִישׁ אִטֵּר יַד-יְמִינוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָדוֹ מִנְחָה לְעֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָֽב׃
15
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

Numbers 26:39

לִשְׁפוּפָם מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשּֽׁוּפָמִי לְחוּפָם מִשְׁפַּחַת הַחֽוּפָמִֽי׃
39
Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
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