The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:14 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:14

KJV: And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

YLT: And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

Darby: And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

ASV: And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of the Levites;  Shemaiah  the son  of Hasshub,  the son  of Azrikam,  the son  of Hashabiah,  of the sons  of Merari; 

What does 1 Chronicles 9:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 9

1  The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2  The Israelites
10  The priests
14  and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27  The charge of certain Levites
35  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 9:14 mean?

And of the Levites Shemaiah son of Hasshub the son of Azrikam of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari
וּמִֽן־ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה בֶן־ חַשּׁ֛וּב בֶּן־ עַזְרִיקָ֥ם חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה מִן־ בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִֽי

וּמִֽן־  And  of 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חַשּׁ֛וּב  of  Hasshub 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַשּׁוּב  
Sense: a Merarite Levite chief, son of Azrikam.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַזְרִיקָ֥ם  of  Azrikam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַזְרִיקָם  
Sense: son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah.
חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה  of  Hashabiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲשַׁבְיָה 
Sense: a Merarite Levite.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִֽי  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.