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1 Chronicles 6:51 — Word Study

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WLCבֻּקִּ֥י בְנ֛וֹ עֻזִּ֥י בְנ֖וֹ זְרַֽחְיָ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

BSAhis sonbên [a male child, a grandson]

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1 Chronicles 6:51quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists the descendants of Aaron, specifically naming Bukki, Uzzi, and Zerahiah.
Who is speakingThe chronicler, documenting the lineage of the priestly line.
Where we areIn a genealogical context, tracing the lineage of the priests.
The hard wordבֻּקִּי
Take awayThis verse emphasizes the continuity of the priestly line through specific names.
3 commentators on this verse Jamieson, Ellicott, Cambridge & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 6:51

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Context — The Genealogy of Aarongenerated

50These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

1 Chronicles 6:51 is part of a genealogical record that details the lineage of Aaron, the first high priest. This section highlights the continuation of the priestly line through specific names, showing the importance of heritage and family in the Israelite community. The chronicler meticulously documents these names to preserve the history and significance of the priestly roles in worship and service to God.


Cross References


The Key Word בֻּקִּי, bu.Kigenerated

The name בֻּקִּי (Buqqiy) refers to a male name meaning 'wasting.' It identifies a specific individual in the lineage of Aaron, emphasizing his role as a Levite. The parsing indicates it is a proper masculine noun, showing its use as a personal name.

This name appears five times in the Old Testament, linking it to both a Levite and a Danite chief, which underscores its significance in Israel's history.


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 is straightforward, listing names in succession: בֻּקִּי, Bukki, followed by עֻזִּי, Uzzi, and then זְרַחְיָה, Zerahiah. This clear listing emphasizes the lineage and connection between each individual.

The use of בְנ֛וֹ (his son) after each name indicates a direct paternal relationship, reinforcing the genealogical nature of the text.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates בֻּקִּי as καὶ, which means 'and.' This choice reflects a straightforward linking of names without additional interpretation.

The LXX maintains a similar structure, indicating that the translators aimed for clarity in presenting the lineage, aligning closely with the Masoretic Text.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

1 Chronicles 6:51 lists the descendants of Aaron, naming Bukki, Uzzi, and Zerahiah. Each name is followed by his son, indicating their familial relationships. This verse is part of a larger genealogy that emphasizes the importance of lineage in the Israelite community.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who was Bukki?

Bukki was a Levite and the son of Abishua, noted for his role in the priestly lineage.

What does the name Uzzi mean?

Uzzi means 'strong' and was a Levite, the son of Bukki.

Why is genealogy important in the Bible?

Genealogy establishes heritage, identity, and the legitimacy of priestly roles in Israel.

What is the significance of Zerahiah's name?

Zerahiah means 'Jehovah has risen' and highlights the connection to God's presence and action in Israel's history.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. Why do you think genealogies are important in the Bible?
  2. How can understanding family lineage deepen our appreciation of biblical narratives?
  3. What can we learn from the names listed in this genealogy about the roles of these individuals?
  4. How does the preservation of these names reflect the values of the Israelite community?

Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 6:51 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, No JFB commentary on these verses.

Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 6 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(50-53) If the chronicler, and not his source, be held responsible for this repetition of the Aaronite line, we may regard it as an instance of his inartificial method of making a new start. He is about to pass from the Levitical genealogies to their cities and domains, and he first partially recapitulates the line of Aaron’s sons, because their seats are to be described first. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 6:1-2 with 16, 18.) He stops at Ahimaaz, who lived in the age of David and Solomon, because, apparently, the preceding section was mainly concerned with the Levites of that epoch.

Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 6 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

50–53 (= 35–38 according to the Heb. division). The Line of Aaron to Ahimaaz This is a fragment, slightly changed in wording, of the genealogy given in 1 Chronicles 6:4-14. It goes as far as the reign of David, or perhaps that of Solomon.

Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 6 →

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

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

NETBNew English Translation2006

his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

RVARevised Version, American1894

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son;

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Bukki his sonne, Vzzi his sonne, Zerahiah his sonne,

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

(6:36) Bukki his son, 'Uzzi his son, Zerachyah his son,

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

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.

clausepredicateבֻּקִּ֥יBukkinoun phrase · subjectבְנ֛sonוֹhisclausepredicateעֻזִּ֥יUzzinoun phrase · subjectבְנ֖sonוֹhisclausepredicateזְרַֽחְיָ֥הZerahiahnoun phrase · subjectבְנֽsonוֹhis

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 agree on the names listed in this verse. Both sources present the same individuals as part of the priestly lineage, confirming the continuity of these names through history.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

בֻּקִּ֥י בְנ֛וֹ עֻזִּ֥י בְנ֖וֹ זְרַֽחְיָ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
בֻּקִּ֥יκαὶבְנ֛וֹἀπὸעֻזִּ֥יυἱῶνבְנ֖וֹκαὶזְרַֽחְיָ֥הἐγένοντοבְנֽוֹ׃πόλεις

6 of the 6 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.

1 Chronicles 6:51בֻּקִּיBukkiBukkiבֻּקִּיבֵּןson hisson hisבֵּןעֻזִּיUzziUzziעֻזִּיבֵּןson hisson hisבֵּןזְרַחְיָהZerahiahZerahiahזְרַחְיָהבֵּןson hisson hisבֵּןבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהבָּקַקbe luxuriabe luxuriantבָּקַקעָזַזbe strongbe strongעָזַזזֶ֫רַחdawningdawningזֶ֫רַחעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןעֻזִּיUzziUzziעֻזִּייִזְרַחְיָהJezrahiahJezrahiahיִזְרַחְיָהזְרַחְיָהZerahiahZerahiahזְרַחְיָה
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 6:51

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.

Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
בֻּקִּ֥יbu.Ki Bukki H1231 Noun proper masculine
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Bukki was the name of two Israelites, one a Levite and son of Abishua, and the other a prince of the tribe of Dan. The name Bukki means 'wasting'.
Tyndale gloss
Bukki
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֻּקִּי (Buqqiy) refers to a name meaning 'wasting.' It identifies two individuals in the Old Testament: one is a Danite chief mentioned in Numbers 34:22, and the other is a descendant of Aaron, noted in 1 Chronicles 6:5. The word is derived from H1238, which relates to wastefulness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֻּקִּי n.pr.m. (id. [b.cq.ab])

a Danite chief Nu 34:22.

a descendant of Aaron

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1231 בֻּקִּי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1231 Buqqiy book-kee'

from 1238; wasteful; Bukki, the name of two

Israelites:--Bukki.

see HEBREW for 01238

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֻּקִּי (buq.qi) — Bukki.

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.22;

son of: Jogli (H3020)

§ Bukki = "wasting"

1) son of Abishua and father of Uzzi, fifth from Aaron in the line of the high priests

2) son of Jogli, prince of the tribe of Dan, one of the ten men chosen to apportion the land of Canaan between the tribes

בֻּקִּי (buq.qi) — Bukki.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.5;

son of: Abishua (H0050);

father of: Uzzi (H5813)

§ Bukki = "wasting"

1) son of Abishua and father of Uzzi, fifth from Aaron in the line of the high priests

2) son of Jogli, prince of the tribe of Dan, one of the ten men chosen to apportion the land of Canaan between the tribes

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpm — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

buk'-i (buqqi, "mouth of Jah"):

(1) A Danite, son of the tribal prince Jogli (Nu 34:22); he was one of the representative chiefs who assisted in the division of the land.

(2) Son of Abishua and father of Izzi, a priest, fourth in descent from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar (1Ch 6:5,51), and ancestor of Ezra (Ezr 7:4). In 2 Esdras 1:2 the name appears as Borith, and in 1 Esdras 8:2 as Boccas.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(wasting). Son of Abishua and father of Uzzi fifth from Aaron in the line of the high priests in (1 Chronicles 6:5; 6:5,51) (Authorized Version), and in the genealogy of Ezra. (Ezra 7:4) Son of Jogli, prince of the tribe of Dan, one of the ten men chosen to apportion the land of Canaan between the tribes. (Numbers 34:22)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

void

Nave's Topical Bible

1. Son of Abishua 1Ch 6:5,51; Ezr 7:4

2. A prince of Dan Nu 34:22

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
בְנ֛וֹve.No son his H1121 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
a male child, a grandson
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
עֻזִּ֥י'u.Zi Uzzi H5813 Noun proper masculine
11× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Uzzi was a Levite and son of Bukki, mentioned in Nehemiah 12:42. His name means strong, and he was part of the high priest line but never held the position himself.
Tyndale gloss
Uzzi
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עֻזִּי (Uzziy) means 'strong' and refers to several individuals in the Old Testament. It is derived from a root meaning 'forceful' and is associated with multiple figures, including Levites and members of the tribes of Issachar and Benjamin. The entries indicate that Uzzi is a name shared by at least six Israelites, but they do not provide significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֻזִּי n.pr.m.

Levites

name in Issachar

Benjamite name

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5813 עֻזִּי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5813 `Uzziy ooz-zee'

from 5810; forceful; Uzzi, the name of six

Israelites:--Uzzi.

see HEBREW for 05810

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֻזִּי (uz.zi) — Uzzi.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.5;

son of: Bukki (H1231H);

father of: Zerahiah (H2228)

§ Uzzi = "strong"

1) a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself

2) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar

3) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin

4) son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3

5) a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

6) a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest

7) one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6

עֻזִּי (uz.zi) — Uzzi.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpm — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"):

(1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4).

(2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1Ch 7:2,3).

(3) Head of a Benjamite family (1Ch 7:7), or more probably of a Zebulunite family (see Curtis, Chron., 145-49).

(4) Father of Elah, a Benjamite (1Ch 9:8), perhaps the same as (5).

(5) A son of Bani and overseer of the Levitea in Jerusalem (Ne 11:22).

(6) Head of the priestly family of Jedaiah (Ne 12:19,42).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Uzzi

The Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4).

(2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3).

(3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7).

(4.) A Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8).

(5.) A son of Bani. He had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22).

(6.) The head of the house of Jedaiah, one of “the chief of the priests” (Neh. 12:19).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(strong). Son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah, in the line of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:5,61; Ezra 7:4) Though Uzzi was the lineal ancestor of Zadok, it does not appear that he was ever high priest. He must have been contemporary with, but rather earlier than, Eli. (B.C. before 1161.) Son of Tola the son of Issachar. (1 Chronicles 7:2,3) (B.C. 1706.) Son of Bela, of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:7) (B.C. 1706.) Another, or the same, from whom descended some Benjamite houses, which were settled at Jerusalem after the return from captivity. (1 Chronicles 9:8) A Levite, son of Bani and overseer of the Levites…

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

my strength; my kid

Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
בְנ֖וֹve.No son his H1121 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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HNcmsc/Sp3ms — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
זְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.Yah Zerahiah H2228 Noun proper masculine
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zerahiah was a priest in the Bible, mentioned in Ezra. His name means 'Jehovah has risen' and he was the father of Eliehoenai. Another man with this name was the father of Elihoenai, who returned from captivity with Ezra.
Tyndale gloss
Zerahiah
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זְרַחְיָה (Zrachyah) means "Jehovah has risen" and refers to a name shared by two Israelites. It is composed of elements meaning "to rise" and a reference to God. One Zerahiah was a Levite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:6, while the other, noted in Ezra 8:4, was a priest and ancestor of Ezra the scribe.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זְרַחְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath risen, or shined)

priest

head of a family of returned exiles

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2228 זְרַחְיָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2228 Zrachyah zer-akh-yaw'

from 2225 and 3050; Jah has risen: Zerachjah, the name of two

Israelites:--Zerahiah.

see HEBREW for 02225

see HEBREW for 03050

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זְרַחְיָה (ze.rach.yah) — Zerahiah.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6;

son of: Uzzi (H5813);

father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11; 1x

Also named: a.chi.tuv (אֲחִיטוּב "Ahitub" H0285J)

§ Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen"

1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe

2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra

זְרַחְיָה (ze.rach.yah) — Zerahiah.

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.4;

father of: Eliehoenai (H0454)

§ Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen"

1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe

2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpm — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zer-a-hi'-a (zerachyah, "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Zaraia, with variants):

(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch 6:6,51; Ezr 7:4).

(2) A head of a family, who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:4).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(Jehovah has risen). A priest, son of Uzzi and ancestor of Ezra the scribe. (1 Chronicles 6:6,51; Ezra 7:4) Father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra. (Ezra 8:4)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the Lord rising; brightness of the Lord

Nave's Topical Bible

1. An ancestor of Ezra 1Ch 6:6,51; Ezr 7:4

2. Father of Elihoenai Ezr 8:4

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his
בְנֽוֹ׃ve.No son his H1121 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

Read the full entry →
Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HNcmsc/Sp3ms — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

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