1 Chronicles 2:12 — Word Study
WLCוּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ יִשָֽׁי׃
BSA◂BoazBôʻaz [an ancestor of King David] was the father ofyâlad■ [to beget, gave birth to] ◂ObedʻÔwbêd [serving, a servant of God] ◂and ObedʻÔwbêd [faithfully serving] was the father ofyâlad■ [to bring forth, produce] JesseYishay [I possess, a member of the tribe of Judah]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וּבֹ֙עַז֙ | and Boaz | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| הוֹלִ֣יד | he fathered | Verb, Hiphil, perfect third person masculine singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| עוֹבֵ֔ד | Obed | Noun proper masculine |
| וְעוֹבֵ֖ד | and Obed | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| הוֹלִ֥יד | he fathered | Verb, Hiphil, perfect third person masculine singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| יִשָֽׁי׃ | Jesse | Noun proper masculine |
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| BSB | Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| KJV | And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, |
| ASV | and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse; |
| YLT | and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse; |
| WEB | and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; |
| BBE | And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse, |
Where they part company is in style, but not in meaning.
The sentence consists of two main clauses connected by a conjunction, clearly outlining the lineage.
3 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectבֹּעַז
verbיָלַד
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 2:12
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Context — The Lineage of Davidgenerated
1 Chronicles 2:12 presents the genealogy from Boaz to Jesse, illustrating the heritage that leads to King David. This lineage is significant in biblical history, as it connects the royal line to the tribe of Judah, fulfilling God's promise regarding the Messiah's lineage. The genealogy emphasizes the importance of each figure in the family line, particularly Boaz, who is known for his role as a kinsman-redeemer in the Book of Ruth.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Chronicles 10:14 | and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. |
| 2 | Ruth 4:22 | Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. |
| 3 | 1 Samuel 16:1 | Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” |
| 4 | Isaiah 11:1–10 | Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. |
| 5 | Matthew 1:5 | Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יָלַד, ho.Lidgenerated
The verb יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear or bring forth children. It encompasses both the act of giving birth and the declaration of lineage. In this verse, it indicates the direct relationship between Boaz and Obed, as well as between Obed and Jesse.
The parsing as a Hiphil perfect verb indicates a completed action, showing that Boaz has already fathered Obed, and Obed has already fathered Jesse. This verb is foundational in genealogical contexts, where lineage and inheritance are crucial.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The structure of the verse consists of two main clauses, each with a subject and a verb: בֹ֨עַז֙ (Boaz) is the subject of the first clause, and עוֹבֵ֖ד (Obed) is the subject of the second clause. Each clause follows the pattern of subject-verb-object.
The word order emphasizes the lineage, with the subjects Boaz and Obed leading the action of fathering, establishing a clear genealogical connection.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, יָלַד is rendered as ἐγέννησεν, which also means 'to beget' or 'to give birth.' This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the focus on lineage.
The translation reflects a consistent understanding of the genealogical significance of the term, emphasizing the act of fathering as a pivotal point in the ancestry of David.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 2:12 tells us that Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. This verse highlights the direct lineage from Boaz, a significant figure in the story of Ruth, to Jesse, the father of King David, showing the importance of family heritage in the biblical narrative.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Boaz is significant as a kinsman-redeemer in the story of Ruth and as an ancestor of King David, linking the royal line to the tribe of Judah.
Obed was the son of Boaz and Ruth, and he is notable for being the grandfather of King David, playing a crucial role in the lineage of the Messiah.
The name Jesse means 'I possess' and signifies his importance in the family line leading to David.
Genealogy is important in the Bible as it establishes lineage, inheritance, and God's promises, particularly concerning the Messiah's descent.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can I learn from the faithfulness of Boaz in his role as a kinsman-redeemer?
- How does understanding the lineage from Boaz to Jesse enhance my appreciation of the biblical narrative?
- In what ways can I reflect the qualities of service and faithfulness demonstrated by Obed?
- What significance does Jesse's lineage hold for understanding God's promises in Scripture?
Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 2:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd the sons of Ethan; Azariah. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 2 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Chronicles 2:10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 1 Chronicles 2:11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 1 Chronicles 2:12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, Ver. 10-12.
Read John Trapp on 1 Chronicles 2 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9-41) The Hezronites, who were sons of Pharez (1 Chronicles 2:5), and their three lines of descent, Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 2 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Tyndale line
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
And Boaz begate Obed, and Obed begate Ishai,
Strictly literal
and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
And Bo'az begat 'Obed, and 'Obed begat Jesse,
Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
From the Latin
And Boot beget Obed, and Obed beget Isai.
Simplified
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse,
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in the wording of this verse, with six of the eight words matched. The Septuagint's word order differs, but the essential lineage conveyed remains consistent.
וּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ יִשָֽׁי׃
6 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 2:12
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
בֹּ֫עַז (Boaz) refers to a man from the tribe of Judah, known as the kinsman-redeemer of Ruth, and is also the name of a pillar in Solomon's temple. The word may imply 'quickness,' though its exact meaning is uncertain. Boaz is first mentioned in the Book of Ruth and is noted as an ancestor of David.
בֹּ֫עַז n.pr.m. (quickness?)—kinsman of Naomi, who married Ruth
name of the left hand of two pillars set up before temple
base
H1162 בֹּ֫עַז (quickness?) . kinsman of Naomi, who married Ruth
. name of the left hand of two pillars set up before temple
1162 Bo`az bo'-az
from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor
of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the
temple:--Boaz.
בֹּ֫עַז (bo.az) — Boaz.
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1;
son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327);
father of: Obed (H5744)
Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003)
§ Boaz = "fleetness"
1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi
2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
בֹּ֫עַז (bo.az) — Boaz.
§ Boaz = "fleetness"
name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
bo'-az (bo`az; Booz; "quickness" (?) Ru 2-4; 1Ch 2:11,12; Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32):
(1) A resident of Bethlehem and kinsman of Elimelech, Naomi's husband. In Ru 2:1 he is described as a gibbor chayil, a phrase which can mean either "a mighty man of valor" or else "a man of position and wealth." The latter is probably the sense in which the phrase is applied to Boaz (compare 1Sa 9:1). He had fields outside the town, and to them Ru went to glean. Boaz noticed her and extended special kindness and protection to her, bidding her remain with his female workers, and charging the men not to illtreat her, and also giving her of the reapers'…
Boaz
Alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband.
(2.) The name given (for what reason is unknown) to one of the two (the other was called Jachin) brazen pillars which Solomon erected in the court of the temple (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chr. 3:17). These pillars were broken up and carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.
(fleetness). A wealthy Bethlehemite kinsman to Elimelech the husband of Naomi. He married Ruth, and redeemed the estates of her deceased husband Mahlon. (Ruth 4:1) Boaz is mentioned in the genealogy of Christ, (Matthew 1:5) (B.C. 1250, but there is great difficulty in assigning his date.) The name of one of Solomon’s brazen pillars erected in the temple porch. [JACHIN] It stood on the left, and was eighteen cubits high. (1 Kings 7:15; 21; 2 Chronicles 3:15; Jeremiah 52:21)
Ru 2:1, a wealthy Bethlehemite, a descendant of Judah, through whom is traced the regular succession of Jewish kings, Mt 1:5. His conduct in the case of Ruth proves him to have been a man of fine spirit and of strict integrity. He admitted the claim which Ruth had upon him as a near kinsman: under the obligations of the Levitical law, he married the poor gleaner, and thus became one of the ancestors of David, and also of David’s Son and Lord. He was the father of Obed, Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse of David. The whole narrative is a beautiful picture of the simplicity of the age, when artificial courtesies had not usurped the place of natural and sincere expressions of love.
The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
bear, bring forth
less often beget
of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
beget (a father a child)
bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
base
H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth
. less often beget
. of both parents
. be born
. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
. be born
. . beget (a father a child)
. bear
. day of one's being born = birthday
. declared their pedigree
3205 yalad yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;
medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring
forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be
delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,
labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be
the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.
1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singularHVhp3ms
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
The Hebrew word עוֹבֵד (*o.ved*) means 'serving' and is primarily associated with the name Obed, who is noted as the son of Boaz and Ruth, and the grandfather of David. The entries indicate multiple individuals named Obed in the Old Testament, including warriors and gatekeepers, primarily from the tribe of Judah. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding this word.
עוֹבֵד, עֹבֵד n.pr.m. (worshipper)
son of Boaz and Ruth
names in Judah
a mighty man of David
a doorkeeper
base
H5744 עוֹבֵד, עֹבֵד (worshipper). son of Boaz and Ruth
. names in Judah
. a mighty man of David
. a doorkeeper
5744 `Owbed o-bade'
active participle of 5647; serving; Obed, the name of five
Israelites:--Obed.
see HEBREW for 05647
עוֹבֵד (o.ved) — Obed.
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
son of: Boaz (H1162) and Ruth (H7327);
father of: Jesse (H3448)
Also named: Ōbēd (Ὠβήδ "Obed" G5601)
§ Obed = "serving"
1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
עוֹבֵד (o.ved) — Obed.
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.37;
son of: Ephlal (H0654);
father of: Jehu (H3058I)
§ Obed = "serving"
1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
(serving). Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. (Ruth 4:17) (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of Obed occurs only (Ruth 4:17) and in the four genealogies, (Ruth 4:21,22; 1 Chronicles 2:12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) A descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:37,38) (B.C. after 1014.) One of David’s mighty men. (
The Hebrew word עוֹבֵד (*o.ved*) means 'serving' and is primarily associated with the name Obed, who is noted as the son of Boaz and Ruth, and the grandfather of David. The entries indicate multiple individuals named Obed in the Old Testament, including warriors and gatekeepers, primarily from the tribe of Judah. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding this word.
עוֹבֵד, עֹבֵד n.pr.m. (worshipper)
son of Boaz and Ruth
names in Judah
a mighty man of David
a doorkeeper
base
H5744 עוֹבֵד, עֹבֵד (worshipper). son of Boaz and Ruth
. names in Judah
. a mighty man of David
. a doorkeeper
5744 `Owbed o-bade'
active participle of 5647; serving; Obed, the name of five
Israelites:--Obed.
see HEBREW for 05647
עוֹבֵד (o.ved) — Obed.
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
son of: Boaz (H1162) and Ruth (H7327);
father of: Jesse (H3448)
Also named: Ōbēd (Ὠβήδ "Obed" G5601)
§ Obed = "serving"
1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
עוֹבֵד (o.ved) — Obed.
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.37;
son of: Ephlal (H0654);
father of: Jehu (H3058I)
§ Obed = "serving"
1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
(serving). Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. (Ruth 4:17) (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of Obed occurs only (Ruth 4:17) and in the four genealogies, (Ruth 4:21,22; 1 Chronicles 2:12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) A descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:37,38) (B.C. after 1014.) One of David’s mighty men. (
The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
bear, bring forth
less often beget
of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
beget (a father a child)
bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
base
H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth
. less often beget
. of both parents
. be born
. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
. be born
. . beget (a father a child)
. bear
. day of one's being born = birthday
. declared their pedigree
3205 yalad yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;
medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring
forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be
delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,
labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be
the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.
1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singularHVhp3ms
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
יִשַׁי (Yishay) refers to Jesse, the father of David, and is associated with the tribe of Judah. The name appears in the context of the United Monarchy, first mentioned in Ruth 4:17. Jesse is noted as the son of Obed and has several sons, including David and Eliab. The name may also mean 'I possess'.
יִשַׁי 41 n.pr.m. father of David
base
H3448 יִשַׁי father of David
3448 Yishay yee-shah'-ee
by Aramaic Iyshay {ee-shah'-ee}; from the same as 3426;
extant; Jishai, David's father:--Jesse.
see HEBREW for 03426
יִשַׁי (yi.shay) — Jesse.
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
son of: Obed (H5744);
father of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J)
Also named: Iessai (Ἰεσσαί "Jesse" G2421)
§ Jesse = "I possess"
son of Boaz and the father of king David
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
jes'-e (yishay, meaning doubtful; according to Gesenius it = "wealthy"; Olshausen, Gram., sections 277 f, conjectures yesh yah, "Yahweh exists"; Wellhausen (1Sa 14:49) explains it as 'abhishay (see ABISHAI); Iessai; Ru 4:17,22; 1Sa 16; 17; 20; 22; 25:10; 2Sa 20:1; 23:1; 1Ki 12:16; 1Ch 10:14; 12:18; Ps 72:20; Isa 11:1,10 ( = Ro 15:12)); Mt 1:5,6; Ac…
Jesse
Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase “stem of Jesse” is used for the family of David (Isa. 11:1), and “root of Jesse” for the Messiah (Isa. 11:10; Rev. 5:5). Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem (1 Sam. 17:17, 18, 20; Ps.…
(wealthy), the father of David, was the son of Obed, who again was the fruit of the union of Boaz and the Moabitess Ruth. His great-grandmother was Rahab the Canaanite, of Jericho. (Matthew 1:5) Jesse’s genealogy is twice given in full in the Old Testament, viz., (Ruth 4:18-22) and 1Chr 2:5-12 He is commonly designated as "Jesse the Bethlehemite," (1 Samuel 16:1,18; 17:58) but his full title is "the Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah." ch. (1 Samuel 17:12) He is an "old man" when we first meet with him, (1 Samuel 17:12) with eight sons, ch. (
Son of Obed and father of David. He was a grandson of Ruth the Moabitess, and in he native land he found an asylum while David was most in danger from the jealous pursuit of Saul, Ru 4:17 1Sa 16:1-23 17:12 22:3 Mt 1:5.