The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:15 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:15

KJV: And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

YLT: And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

Darby: And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah, ... and Kenaz.

ASV: And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons  of Caleb  the son  of Jephunneh;  Iru,  Elah,  and Naam:  and the sons  of Elah,  even Kenaz. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 4

1  The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur
5  Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron
9  Of Jabez, and his prayer
11  The other families of the same stock
21  The sons of Shelah
24  The posterity and cities of Simeon
39  Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 4:15 mean?

And the sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh [were] Iru Elah and Naam and the son of Elah and [was] Kenaz
וּבְנֵי֙ כָּלֵ֣ב בֶּן־ יְפֻנֶּ֔ה עִ֥ירוּ אֵלָ֖ה וָנָ֑עַם וּבְנֵ֥י אֵלָ֖ה וּקְנַֽז

וּבְנֵי֙  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
כָּלֵ֣ב  of  Caleb 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּלֵב 
Sense: the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְפֻנֶּ֔ה  of  Jephunneh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְפֻנֶּה  
Sense: a Kenezite and father of Caleb the spy from the tribe of Judah.
עִ֥ירוּ  [were]  Iru 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עִירוּ  
Sense: son of Caleb and grandson of Jephunneh.
אֵלָ֖ה  Elah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵלָה 
Sense: an Edomite chief.
וָנָ֑עַם  and  Naam 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַם  
Sense: one of the sons of Caleb and grandson of Jephunneh.
וּבְנֵ֥י  and  the  son 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֵלָ֖ה  of  Elah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵלָה 
Sense: an Edomite chief.
וּקְנַֽז  and  [was]  Kenaz 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קְנַז  
Sense: son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau; one of the dukes of Edom.