The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 7:24 Explained

1 Chronicles 7:24

KJV: (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

YLT: and his daughter is Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah --

Darby: And his daughter was Sheerah; and she built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

ASV: And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

(And his daughter  [was] Sherah,  who built  Bethhoron  the nether,  and the upper,  and Uzzensherah.  ) 

What does 1 Chronicles 7:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 7

1  The sons of Issachar;
6  of Benjamin;
13  of Naphtali;
14  of Manasseh;
15  and of Ephraim
21  The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath
23  His posterity by Beriah
28  Their habitations
30  The sons of Asher

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 7:24 mean?

And his daughter [was] Sheerah and who built - in Beth Horon Lower and Upper and - Uzzen Sheerah
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־ בֵּית־ חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה

וּבִתּ֣וֹ  And  his  daughter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה  [was]  Sheerah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁאֱרָה  
Sense: daughter of Ephraim and foundress of the Beth-horons and of a town called after her Uzzen-sherah.
וַתִּ֧בֶן  and  who  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
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.
חוֹר֛וֹן  Beth  Horon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־חֹורֹון 
Sense: two towns in Ephraim.
הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן  Lower 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תַּחְתֹּון  
Sense: lower, lowest, nether.
הָעֶלְי֑וֹן  Upper 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
אֻזֵּ֥ן  - 
Parse:
שֶׁאֱרָֽה  Uzzen  Sheerah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה  
Sense: city built by Sherah, Ephraim’s daughter.

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