1 Chronicles 7:31 — Word Study
WLCוּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י בִרְזָֽיִת׃
BSAThe sonsbên [descendants, offspring] of BeriahBᵉrîyʻâh [with a friend] HeberCheber [comrade, companion] as well as MalchielMalkîyʼêl [my king is God] whohûwʼ was the father ofʼâb [parent, ancestor] BirzaithBirzôwth△ [a personal name]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | and [the] sons of | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural construct |
| בְרִיעָ֔ה | Beriah | Noun proper masculine |
| חֶ֖בֶר | Heber | Noun proper masculine |
| וּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑ל | and Malkiel | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| ה֖וּא | he | Pronoun |
| אֲבִ֥י | [was] [the] father | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| בִרְזָֽיִת׃ | Birzaith | Noun proper masculine |
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| BSB | The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| KJV | And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. |
| ASV | And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| YLT | And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel — he [is] father of Birzavith. |
| WEB | The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
| BBE | And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. |
Where they part company is in the presentation of familial relationships, but the names remain consistent across translations.
The structure is straightforward, with a main clause introducing the subject followed by additional information about the individuals named.
3 commentators on this verse
Jamieson, Ellicott, Cambridge & more — read them ›
clause
subjectהוּא
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1 of 7 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 7:31
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Context — The Genealogy of Ashergenerated
1 Chronicles 7:31 presents a genealogical account of the tribe of Asher, detailing the descendants of Beriah. This passage highlights family connections and the importance of lineage in ancient Israelite culture, reflecting the significance of ancestry in the context of tribal identity and heritage.
Cross References
The Key Word — בְּרִיעָה, ve.ri.'Ahgenerated
The name בְּרִיעָה (Beriah) is a proper noun that refers to several individuals in the Bible. It means 'with a friend' and is associated with different figures, including a son of Ephraim and a Benjamite. The parsing indicates it is a masculine noun, showing its use as a name rather than a common term.
In this verse, Beriah serves as the patriarch of the family being discussed, connecting the lineage to Heber and Malchiel. The name's meaning suggests companionship, which may imply a close-knit family or community.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses the term Beriah for the name, consistent with other translations like the KJV and ASV.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb of the verse is implied rather than explicit, with the structure presenting a list of individuals: וּבְנֵ֣י (and the sons of) introduces the subject, followed by the names of Beriah's sons.
The sentence maintains a straightforward genealogical format, with each name serving as a noun phrase that builds on the familial connection established by Beriah.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates בְּרִיעָה as βεριγα, indicating a direct correspondence between the Hebrew and Greek names. This choice reflects a consistent understanding of the name across both texts.
This alignment suggests that the Septuagint translators were familiar with the genealogical significance of Beriah and his descendants, maintaining the integrity of the lineage.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 7:31 lists the sons of Beriah, naming Heber and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzaith. This verse is part of a genealogical account that emphasizes the importance of family lineage in the tribe of Asher.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Beriah means 'with a friend' and is associated with several individuals in the Bible, highlighting familial connections.
The sons of Beriah mentioned are Heber and Malchiel, indicating the continuation of Beriah's lineage.
Genealogies serve to establish identity, heritage, and the fulfillment of God's promises through specific lineages.
Birzaith is a personal name mentioned only in this context, indicating a specific individual within the genealogical record.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How does understanding genealogies enhance our comprehension of biblical narratives?
- What can we learn about the importance of family and lineage from this verse?
- In what ways do names in the Bible carry significance beyond mere identification?
- How does this genealogical record reflect the cultural values of ancient Israel?
Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 7:31 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. Malchiel ... father of Birzavith - i:e., founder of Birzavith (well of olives). Its site is unknown.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 7 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersTHE TRIBE OF ASHER (1 Chronicles 7:30-40). (30, 31) The sons of Asher; Imnah. . . . Malchiel.—This is a literal transcript of Gen 46:17. Comp. also Numbers 26:44-46, where the clan (mishpahath) of each eponym is assigned; but the name of Isaah (Heb., Yishwâh) does not appear. Beriah.—Also the name of an Ephraimitic stock (1 Chronicles 7:23). Malchiel is called the “father (chief or founder) of Birzavith” only here. The Heb. margin has Birzayith, perhaps “well of olive” (be-er zayith); the text, Berazôth or Barzûth. It is probably the name of a place.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 7 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges31. Birzavith] R.V. Birzaith, probably the name of a place, “The well of the olive-tree.”
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 7 →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
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
Tyndale line
And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith.
Strictly literal
And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel — he [is] father of Birzavith.
And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel—he [is] father of Birzavith.
And the sons of Beri'ah: Cheber, and Malkiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
From the Latin
And the sons of Baria: Haber, and Melchiel: he is the father of Barsaith.
Simplified
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.
And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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 agree on the wording of this verse, with all seven words matched in the translation. This consistency highlights the preservation of the genealogical record across different manuscript traditions.
וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י בִרְזָֽיִת׃
7 of the 7 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 7:31
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.
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.
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
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
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
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)
Conj | N-mp — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural constructHC/Ncmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
בְּרִיעָה (Bri'ah) refers to a name associated with four different Israelites: a son of Asher, a son of Ephraim, a Benjamite, and a Levite. The name is linked to the meaning 'with a friend.' The entries indicate that Beriah appears in various contexts in the Old Testament, highlighting its connection to multiple tribes.
בְּרִיעָה n.pr.m.
a son of Asher
son of Ephraim
a Benjamite
a Levite
base
H1283 בְּרִיעָה . a son of Asher
. son of Ephraim
. a Benjamite
. a Levite
1283 Briy`ah ber-ee'-aw
apparently from the feminine of 7451 with a prepositional
prefix; in trouble; Beriah, the name of four Israelites:--
Beriah.
see HEBREW for 07451
בְּרִיעָה (be.ri.ah) — Beriah.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17;
son of: Asher (H0836);
brother of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440) and Serah (H8294);
father of: Heber (H2268) and Malchiel (H4439); also called Beriite at Num.26.44;
Also named: be.ri.i (בְּרִיעִי "Beriite" H1284)
§ Beriah = "with a friend"
1) a son of Asher
2) a son of Ephraim
3) a Benjamite
4) a Levite
בְּרִיעָה (be.ri.ah) — Beriah.
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.23;
son of: Ephraim (H0669);
brother of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827) and Elead (H0496);
father of: Sheerah (H7609), Rephah (H7506) and Resheph (H7566)
§ Beriah = "with a friend"
1) a son of Asher
2) a son of Ephraim
3) a Benjamite
4) a Levite
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Beriah
A gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber (Gen. 46:17).
(2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:20-23), born after the slaughter of his brothers, and so called by his father “because it went evil with his house” at that time.
(3.) A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr. 8:13).
(in evil, or a gift). A son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44,45) A son of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:20-23) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:13,16) A Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
in fellowship; in envy
חֶ֫בֶר (chever) refers to several individuals in the Old Testament, including a Kenite husband of Jael, a man from the tribe of Asher, and members of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The name means 'comrade.' Notably, the Kenite Heber is recognized for his role in the story of Sisera's defeat. There are multiple figures named Heber, each with distinct genealogies.
חֶ֫בֶר, חֵ֫בֶר n.pr.m.
the Kenite, husband of Deborah
a man of Asher
name in Judah
a Benjamite
base
H2268 חֶ֫בֶר, חֵ֫בֶר . the Kenite, husband of Deborah
. a man of Asher
. name in Judah
. a Benjamite
2268 Cheber kheh'-ber
the same as 2267; community; Cheber, the name of a Kenite and
of three Israelites:--Heber.
see HEBREW for 02267
חֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) — Heber.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17;
son of: Beriah (H1283);
brother of: Malchiel (H4439);
father of: Japhlet (H3310), Shomer (H7763H), Hotham (H2369) and Shua (H7774)
Also named: chev.ri (חֶבְרִי "Heberite" H2277)
§ Heber = "comrade"
1) the Kenite, husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple
2) grandson of Asher from whom came the Heberites
3) father of Socho, a Judahite
4) a Benjamite
5) another Benjamite
6) a Gadite
חֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) — Heber.
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.11; married to Jael (H3278)
§ Heber = "comrade"
1) the Kenite, husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple
2) grandson of Asher from whom came the Heberites
3) father of Socho, a Judahite
4) a Benjamite
5) another Benjamite
6) a Gadite
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
he'-ber (chebher, "associate" or, possibly, "enchanter"; Eber): A name occurring several times in the Old Testament as the name of an individual or of a clan.
(1) A member of the tribe of Asher and son of Beraiah (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:45; 1Ch 7:31 f).
(2) A Kenite, husband of Jael, who deceptively slew Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin, a Canaanite king (Jud 4:17; 5:24). He had separated himself from the main body of the Kenites, which accounts for his tent being near Kedesh, the place of Sisera's disastrous battle (Jud 4:11).
Heber
Passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32).
(2.) The Kenite (Judg. 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Jael received Sisera (q.v.) into her tent and then killed him.
(alliance). Grandson of the patriarch Asher, (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31) from whom came the Heberites. (Numbers 26:45) The patriarch Eber. (Luke 3:35) [EBER] The father of Socho; a Judite. (1 Chronicles 4:18) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:17) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:22) A Gadite. (1 Chronicles 5:13) The husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple. (
מַלְכִּיאֵל (Malkiy'el) means 'my king is God' and refers to a man from the tribe of Asher, specifically the son of Beriah. He is mentioned in Genesis 46:17 and is also noted as the grandfather of Birzaith. The name is derived from roots meaning 'king' and 'God'.
מַלְכִּיאֵל n.pr.m. son of Beriah (of Asher) (my king is Ēl)
base
H4439 מַלְכִּיאֵל son of Beriah
4439 Malkiy'el mal-kee-ale'
from 4428 and 410; king of (i.e. appointed by) God; Malkiel,
an Israelite:--Malchiel.
see HEBREW for 04428
see HEBREW for 0410
מַלְכִּיאֵל (mal.ki.el) — Malchiel.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17;
son of: Beriah (H1283);
brother of: Heber (H2268);
father of: Birzaith (H1269)
Also named: mal.ki.e.li (מַלְכִּיאֵלִי "Malchielite" H4440)
§ Malchiel = "my king is God"
the son of Beriah and grandson of Asher
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.
הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it
an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
It resumes the subj. with emph.
Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
As an emph. predicate, of God
In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
base
H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
. It resumes the subj. with emph.
. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
. As an emph. predicate, of God
. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
1931 huw' hoo
of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a
primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or
it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also
(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;
sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally
(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),
it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,
this, those, which (is), who.
הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
Pron — PronounHPp3ms
ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.
אָב (av) means 'father' and encompasses various roles such as the literal father of an individual, God as the father of His people, and the head of a household or clan. It can also refer to an ancestor, originator of a profession, or a figure of respect and protection. Notably, it can imply a ruler or chief in later contexts.
אָב 1101 n.m. father
father of individual
of God as father of his people
head of household, family or clan
ancestor
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
fig. of producer, generator
fig. of benevolence & protection
term of respect & honor
specif., ruler, chief (late)
base
H1 אָב father . father of individual
. of God as father of his people
. head of household, family or clan
. ancestor
. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
. fig. of producer, generator
. fig. of benevolence & protection
. term of respect & honor
. specif., ruler, chief (late)
1 'ab awb
a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or
figurative and remote application):--chief,
(fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names
in "Abi-".
אָב (av) — father.
1) father of an individual
2) of God as father of his people
3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4) ancestor
4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person
4b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (fig.)
7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (spec.)
Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)
אָב (av) — (Huram)-abi.
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16;
Combined with chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438H)
אָב (av) — father of.
The father of Gibeon, also known as Abiel - a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;
son of: Zeror (H6872C); married to Maacah (H4601N);
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
fa'-ther (Anglo-Saxon, Foeder; German, Vater; Hebrew 'abh, etymology uncertain, found in many cognate languages; Greek pater, from root pa, "nourisher," "protector," "upholder"):
1. Immediate Male Ancestor:
Immediate male ancestor. The father in the Hebrew family, as in the Roman, had supreme rights over his children, could dispose of his daughter in marriage (Ge 29), arrange his son's marriage (Ge 24), sell his children (Ex 21:7), but not his daughter to a stranger (Ne 5:5), had power of life and death, as in the case of Isaac (Ge 22), Jephthah's daughter (Jud 11:34), the sacrificing of his children to Molech (Le 18:21; 20:3-5), etc. Respect, reverence and affection for…
Father
A name applied (1) to any ancestor (Deut. 1:11; 1 Kings 15:11; Matt. 3:9; 23:30, etc.); and (2) as a title of respect to a chief, ruler, or elder, etc. (Judg. 17:10; 18:19; 1 Sam. 10:12; 2 Kings 2:12; Matt. 23:9, etc.). (3) The author or beginner of anything is also so called; e.g., Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:20, 21; comp. Job 38:28).
The position and authority of the father as the head of the family are expressly assumed and sanctioned in Scripture, as a likeness of that of the Almighty over his creatures. It lies of course at the root of that so-called patriarchal government, (Genesis 3:16; 1 Corinthians 11:3) which was introductory to the more definite systems which followed, and which in part, but not wholly, superseded it. The father’s blessing was regarded as conferring special benefit, but his malediction special injury, on those on whom it fell, (Genesis 9:25,27; 27:27-40; 48:15,20; 49:1) ... and so also the sin of a parent was held to affect, in certain cases, the welfare of his descendants. (2 Kings…
Is often synonymous with ancestor, founder, or originator, as Ge 4:20-21 Joh 8:56 Ro 4:16. Joseph was a father to Pharoah, Ge 45:8, as his counselor and provider. God is the FATHER of men, as their Creator, De 32:6 Isa 63:16 64:8 Lu 3:38. But as we have forfeited the rights of children by our sins, it is only through Christ that we can call God by that endearing name, "our Father," Joh 20:17 Ro 8:15-17.
ברזות (Birzowth) is likely a feminine plural form from an unused root meaning to pierce, referring to 'holes.' It is associated with a person named Birzaith, a descendant of the tribe of Asher, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:31. The name may also imply 'in leanness: choice olive.'
ברזות n.pr.f. (?) descend. of Asher 1 Ch 7:31 Kt
ref
H1269 ברזות
1269 Birzowth beer-zoth'
probably feminine plural from an unused root (apparently mean
to pierce); holes; Birzoth, an Israelite:--Birzavith (from the
marg.).
בִּרְזוֹת (bir.zot) — Birzaith.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.31;
son of: Malchiel (H4439)
§ Birzavith or Birzath = "in leanness: choice olive"
a descendant of Asher
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
bur-za'-ith, bur-za'-vith the King James Version Birzavith, (birzawith or birzayith; Bezaith, or Berzaie): The name of a town in Asher founded by Malchiel (1Ch 7:31). It probably corresponds to the modern Bir ez-Zait, "well of olive oil," near Tyre.