The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 15:5 Explained

1 Chronicles 15:5

KJV: Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

YLT: Of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

Darby: of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

ASV: of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Kohath;  Uriel  the chief,  and his brethren  an hundred  and twenty: 

What does 1 Chronicles 15:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 15

1  David having prepared a place for the ark,
15  the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom
25  He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy
29  Michal despises him

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 15:5 mean?

of the sons of Kohath Uriel the chief and of his brothers a hundred and twenty -
לִבְנֵ֖י קְהָ֑ת אוּרִיאֵ֣ל הַשָּׂ֔ר וְאֶחָ֖יו מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים ס

לִבְנֵ֖י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְהָ֑ת  of  Kohath 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קְהָת  
Sense: the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi.
אוּרִיאֵ֣ל  Uriel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אוּרִיאֵל  
Sense: chief of the Levitical line of Kohath in David’s time.
הַשָּׂ֔ר  the  chief 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְאֶחָ֖יו  and  of  his  brothers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
מֵאָ֥ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וְעֶשְׂרִֽים  and  twenty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation

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