The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:16 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:16

KJV: Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

YLT: and their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El -- three.

Darby: and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

ASV: and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whose sisters  [were] Zeruiah,  and Abigail.  And the sons  of Zeruiah;  Abishai,  and Joab,  and Asahel,  three. 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 2

1  The sons of Israel
3  The posterity of Judah by Tamar
13  The children of Jesse
18  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron
21  Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir
25  Jerahmeel's posterity
34  Sheshan's posterity
42  Another branch of Caleb's posterity
50  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 2:16 mean?

- and their sisters [were] Zeruiah and Abigail And the sons of Zeruiah [were] Abishai and Joab and Asahel three
[ואחיתיהם] (וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם) צְרוּיָ֣ה וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִל וּבְנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֗ה אַבְשַׁ֛י וְיוֹאָ֥ב וַעֲשָׂה־ אֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

[ואחיתיהם]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֵבֶה  
Sense: reed, papyrus.
(וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם)  and  their  sisters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
צְרוּיָ֣ה  [were]  Zeruiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צְרוּיָה  
Sense: sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David’s army—Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִל  and  Abigail 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲבִיגַיִל  
Sense: wife of Nabal, then of David.
וּבְנֵ֣י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צְרוּיָ֗ה  of  Zeruiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צְרוּיָה  
Sense: sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David’s army—Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
אַבְשַׁ֛י  [were]  Abishai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישַׁי 
Sense: grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab.
וְיוֹאָ֥ב  and  Joab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
אֵ֖ל  Asahel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲשָׂהאֵל  
Sense: nephew of David, son of David’s sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him.
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה  three 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.

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