The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 1:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 1:13

KJV: And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

YLT: And Canaan begat Zidon his first born, and Heth,

Darby: And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

ASV: And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Canaan  begat  Zidon  his firstborn,  and Heth, 

What does 1 Chronicles 1:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 1

1  Adam's line to Noah
5  The sons of Japheth
8  The sons of Ham
17  The sons of Shem
24  Shem's line to Abraham
29  Ishmael's sons
32  The sons of Keturah
34  The posterity of Abraham by Esau
38  The sons of Seir
43  The kings of Edom
51  The dukes of Edom

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 1:13 mean?

And Canaan begat - Sidon his firstborn and Heth
וּכְנַ֗עַן יָלַ֛ד אֶת־ צִיד֥וֹן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־ חֵֽת

וּכְנַ֗עַן  And  Canaan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַעַן 
Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
יָלַ֛ד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
צִיד֥וֹן  Sidon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִידֹון  
Sense: ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre.
בְּכֹר֖וֹ  his  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
חֵֽת  Heth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵת  
Sense: a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites.