The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:10 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:10

KJV: And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

YLT: And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;

Darby: And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

ASV: And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Ram  begat  Amminadab;  and Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  prince  of the children  of Judah; 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:10 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 2:10 mean?

And Ram begat - Amminadab and Amminadab Nahshon leader of the sons of Judah
וְרָ֖ם הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ עַמִּינָדָ֑ב וְעַמִּינָדָב֙ נַחְשׁ֔וֹן נְשִׂ֖יא בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

וְרָ֖ם  And  Ram 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָם  
Sense: a Judaite, son of Hezron, father of Amminadab, and ancestor of David.
הוֹלִ֣יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, 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.
עַמִּינָדָ֑ב  Amminadab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמִּינָדָב  
Sense: son of Ram or Aram and father of Nahshon or Naasson and an ancestor of Jesus; father-in-law of Aaron.
וְעַמִּינָדָב֙  and  Amminadab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמִּינָדָב  
Sense: son of Ram or Aram and father of Nahshon or Naasson and an ancestor of Jesus; father-in-law of Aaron.
נַחְשׁ֔וֹן  Nahshon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחְשֹׁון  
Sense: son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ.
נְשִׂ֖יא  leader 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
בְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָֽה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.