The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:43 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:43

KJV: The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

YLT: son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

Darby: the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

ASV: the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The son  of Jahath,  the son  of Gershom,  the son  of Levi. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:43 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 6

1  The sons of Levi
4  The line of Eleazar unto the captivity
16  The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari
49  The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz
54  The cities of the priests and Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 6:43 mean?

the son of Jahath the son of Gershom of Levi -
בֶּן־ יַ֥חַת בֶּן־ גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם לֵוִֽי ס

בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יַ֥חַת  of  Jahath 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַחַת  
Sense: son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah.
בֶּן־  the  son  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם  Gershom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּרְשֹׁם  
Sense: firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah.
לֵוִֽי  of  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation