The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 23:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 23:12

KJV: The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

YLT: Sons of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

Darby: The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

ASV: The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons  of Kohath;  Amram,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and Uzziel,  four. 

What does 1 Chronicles 23:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 23

1  David in his old age makes Solomon king
2  The number and distribution of the Levites
7  The families of the Gershonites
12  The sons of Kohath
21  The sons of Merari
24  The office of the Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 23:12 mean?

The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four [in all] -
בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֗ת עַמְרָ֥ם יִצְהָ֛ר חֶבְר֥וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעָֽה ס

בְּנֵ֣י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְהָ֗ת  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.
עַמְרָ֥ם  Amram 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמְרָם  
Sense: a descendant of Kohath and Levi and father of Moses.
יִצְהָ֛ר  Izhar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְהָר  
Sense: son of Kohath, grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron, and father of Korah; progenitor of the Izharites.
חֶבְר֥וֹן  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל  and  Uzziel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֻזִּיאֵל  
Sense: the 4th son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron.
אַרְבָּעָֽה  four  [in  all] 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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