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WLCבְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעוֹן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י לְיָמִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּמִינִ֑י לְיָכִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּכִינִֽי׃

BSA[These were] the descendantsbên [sons, offspring] of SimeonShimʻôwn [Shimeon, the second son of Jacob] by their clansmishpâchâh [families, tribes] The NemueliteNᵉmûwʼêlîy [from Nemuel, of the Nemuelite family] clanmishpâchâh from NemuelNᵉmûwʼêl [day of God] the JaminiteYᵉmîynîy [from Jamin, of the Jaminite family] clanmishpâchâh from JaminYâmîyn [right hand] the JachiniteYâkîynîy [from Jachin, of the Jachinite family] clanmishpâchâh from JachinYâkîyn [He will establish]

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Numbers 26:12quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists the clans descended from Simeon, naming specific families and their origins.
Who is speakingThe narrator, recounting the genealogies of the tribes of Israel.
Where we areIn the book of Numbers, which details the census and organization of the Israelite tribes.
The hard wordמִשְׁפַּחַת
Take awayThe family structure of the tribe of Simeon is being established.
5 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Cambridge & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

2 of 12 occur nowhere else in the Old Testament — words chosen on purpose.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Numbers 26:12

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — The Descendants of Simeongenerated

11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
12These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
13the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

Numbers 26:12 lists the descendants of Simeon by their clans, emphasizing the structure of the tribe and its lineage. This record is part of a larger census of the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, showing the importance of family and tribal identities in Israelite society. The mention of specific clans highlights the diversity within the tribe and their respective origins, which is significant for understanding the history and organization of the Israelite people.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Genesis 46:10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
2Exodus 6:15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
31 Kings 7:21Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
41 Chronicles 4:24The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word בְּנֵ֣י, be.Neigenerated

The word בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'descendant' and is used here in the plural form to indicate the descendants of Simeon. It encompasses a broad range of meanings, including not just immediate offspring but also extended family and lineage.

In this context, it emphasizes the familial ties and inheritance within the tribe of Simeon, showing how each clan is connected to its patriarch. This word is foundational in genealogical listings throughout the Old Testament.


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 main clause of the verse is structured around the subject בְּנֵי (the descendants), which leads into a series of prepositional phrases that detail the clans and their origins. The sentence is organized to highlight the relationships between the clans and their patriarchs.

The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the clans of Simeon, with each clan listed in succession, indicating their importance and connection to Simeon as the progenitor.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the word בְּנֵי is rendered as υἱοὶ, which also means 'sons' or 'children'. This choice reflects the same familial connection as in the Hebrew, emphasizing the lineage of Simeon.

The term מִשְׁפַּחַת corresponds to δῆμος in the LXX, which can mean 'people' or 'clan', broadening the understanding of the social structure within the tribe.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Numbers 26:12 lists the descendants of Simeon, naming the clans that come from him: the Nemuelites, the Jaminites, and the Jachinites. This verse shows the importance of family ties and the organization of the tribe of Simeon.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of listing the clans of Simeon?

Listing the clans highlights the structure and organization of the tribe of Simeon, showing their lineage and the importance of family in Israelite society.

Who was Simeon?

Simeon was the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the progenitor of the tribe of Simeon.

What do the names of the clans indicate?

The names of the clans reflect their ancestors and can provide insights into their characteristics and roles within the tribe.

Why is genealogy important in the Old Testament?

Genealogy is important as it establishes identity, inheritance, and the fulfillment of God's promises to His people.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do family ties influence our understanding of identity today?
  2. What can we learn from the organization of the tribes of Israel about community and belonging?
  3. In what ways do the names of our ancestors shape our understanding of ourselves?
  4. How does the concept of lineage impact our view of God's promises throughout Scripture?

Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Numbers 26:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 12-14. The sons of Simeon, after their families,.... This tribe was next numbered, not only because Simeon was next to Reuben by birth, but because his tribe was under the standard of Reuben;

Read John Gill on Numbers 26 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: The sons of Simeon after their families.

Read Robert Jamieson on Numbers 26 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nemuel, called Jemuel, . Jachin, called also Jarib, . And such names might be either added or changed upon some special occasion not recorded in Scripture.

Read Matthew Poole on Numbers 26 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

5–51. The twelve secular tribes are numbered, the sacred tribe of Levi being omitted. The names are based upon Genesis 46:8-27, but with the addition of Ephraim and Manasseh, who, having been born in Egypt, could not be reckoned in Gen. among those who went down into Egypt. The total number at the first census, thirty-eight years before (ch. 1) was 603,550; now it Isaiah 601,730. The order of the tribes is the same, except that Manasseh (Numbers 26:29-34) precedes Ephraim (Numbers 26:35-37). Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Ephraim and Naphtali have decreased in numbers, while the other seven have increased. The impossibility of the figures is shewn in note on Numbers 1:46.

Read Cambridge on Numbers 26 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

12. Nemuel is called Jemuel in Genesis 46:10, which Gesenius decides to be the correct form, of which Nemuel is a corruption.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Numbers 26 →

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

These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

NETBNew English Translation2006

The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

¶ The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

RVARevised Version, American1894

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites:

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

The sons of Simeon, after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Yamin, the family of the Yaminites; of Yachin, the family of the Yachinites;

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: Through Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, through Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, through Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites,

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is the family of the Jachinites:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

These were the descendants of Simeon by family: Nemuel, ancestor of the Nemuelite family; Jamin, ancestor of the Jaminite family; Jachin, ancestor of the Jachinite family;

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

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.

clausenoun phrase · subjectבְּנֵ֣יthe.descendantsשִׁמְעוֹן֮of.Simeonprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְtonoun phraseמִשְׁפְּחֹתָclansם֒theirclauseprepositional phrase · predicateלִofנְמוּאֵ֗לNemuelnoun phrase · subjectמִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙the.clannoun phraseהַofנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔יthe.Nemuelite[s]clauseprepositional phrase · predicateלְofיָמִ֕יןJaminnoun phrase · subjectמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתthe.clannoun phraseהַofיָּמִינִ֑יthe.Jaminite[s]clauseprepositional phrase · predicateלְofיָכִ֕יןJakinnoun phrase · subjectמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתthe.clannoun phraseהַofיָּכִינִֽיthe.Jakinite[s]

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text is consistent in its listing of the clans. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs slightly with the terms used for clans and Simeon, but the overall structure remains aligned with the MT. The Dead Sea Scrolls show some restoration, indicating that while parts are missing, the names and families align closely with the MT.

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

בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעוֹן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י לְיָמִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּמִינִ֑י לְיָכִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּכִינִֽי׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
בְּנֵ֣יυἱοὶשִׁמְעוֹן֮συμεωνלִנְמוּאֵ֗לναμουηλמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙δῆμοςהַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔יναμουηλιלְיָמִ֕יןιαμινמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתδῆμοςהַיָּמִינִ֑יιαμινιלְיָכִ֕יןιαξινמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתδῆμοςהַיָּכִינִֽי׃ιαξινι

11 of the 12 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.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

בני שׁמעון למשׁפחות השׁמעוני לנמואל משׁפחת הנמואלי לימין משׁפחת הימיני ליכין משׁפחת היכיני

2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: משׁפחות (clan), שׁמעוני (Simeonite)

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q27a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[בני] [שמעון] [למשפחות] [השמעוני] [לנמואל] משפחת [הנמואלי] [לימין] [משפחת] [הימיני] [ליכין] משפחת [היכיני]

nothing on the leather here — 2 partly restored, 11 supplied entire by an editor.

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.

Numbers 26:12בֵּן[the] desce[the] descendanבֵּןשִׁמְעוֹןSimeonSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןמִשְׁפָּחָהto clans thto clans theirמִשְׁפָּחָהנְמוּאֵלof Nemuelof Nemuelנְמוּאֵלמִשְׁפָּחָה[the] clan [the] clan ofמִשְׁפָּחָהנְמוּאֵלִיthe Nemuelithe Nemuelite[sנְמוּאֵלִייָמִיןof Jaminof Jaminיָמִיןמִשְׁפָּחָה[the] clan [the] clan ofמִשְׁפָּחָהיָֽמִינִיthe Jaminitthe Jaminite[s]יָֽמִינִייָכִיןof Jakinof Jakinיָכִיןמִשְׁפָּחָה[the] clan [the] clan ofמִשְׁפָּחָהיָכִינִיthe Jakinitthe Jakinite[s]יָכִינִישָׁפָהbe barebe bareשָׁפָהיְמוּאֵלJemuelJemuelיְמוּאֵלבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהשָׁמַעto hear: hto hear: hearשָׁמַענְמוּאֵלNemuelNemuelנְמוּאֵלכּוּןto establito establish: pכּוּןיָכִיןJachinJachinיָכִיןיָמִין[Ben]jamin[Ben]jaminיָמִיןבִּנְיָמִין(Gate of) (Gate of) BenjaבִּנְיָמִיןתּוֹלֵדוֹתgenerationgenerationתּוֹלֵדוֹתיָמִיןJaminJaminיָמִיןאֹ֫הַדOhadOhadאֹ֫הַדעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןלֵוִיLeviLeviלֵוִייִשָּׂשכָרIssacharIssacharיִשָּׂשכָרשִׁמְעוֹןShimeonShimeonשִׁמְעוֹן
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 Numbers 26:12

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.

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei [the] descendants of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
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
sons, offspring
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 plural construct
HNcmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

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…

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
שִׁמְעוֹן֮shim.'On Simeon H8095 Noun proper masculine
44× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Shimeon, also known as Simeon, was the second son of Jacob and the progenitor of the tribe of Simeon. He is also the name of an Israelite who had a foreign wife during the time of Ezra.
Amplified meaning
Shimeon, the second son of Jacob
Tyndale gloss
Shimeon
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim`own) refers to Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the name of the tribe descended from him. The entries highlight his familial connections and mention a post-exilic Israelite with a foreign wife. The name is associated with the meaning 'heard,' derived from the root for hearing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שִׁמְעוֹן 44 n.pr.m.

second son of Jacob and Leah

tribal name

post-ex. Jew with foreign wife

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8095 שִׁמְעוֹן . second son of Jacob and Leah

. tribal name

. post-ex. Jew with foreign wife

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8095 Shim`own shim-one'

from 8085; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the

tribe descended from him:--Simeon.

see HEBREW for 08085

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) — Simeon.

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.33;

son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812);

brother of: Reuben (H7205), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Canaanite_woman (H3669);

father of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H)

§ Simeon or Shimeon = "heard"

1) the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon

2) an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) — Shimeon.

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.31

§ Simeon or Shimeon = "heard"

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HNpm
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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Simeon

Hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in Egypt as a hostage (42:24). His father, when dying, pronounced a malediction against him (49:5-7). The words in the Authorized Version (49:6), “they digged down a wall,” ought to be, as correctly rendered in the Revised Version, “they houghed an ox.”

(2.) An aged saint who visited the temple when Jesus was being presented before the Lord, and uttered lofty words of thankgiving and of prophecy (Luke 2:29-35).

(3.) One of the ancestors of Joseph (Luke 3:30).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(heard). The second of Jacob’s son by Leah. His birth is recorded in (Genesis 29:33) The first group of Jacob’s children consists, besides Simeon, of the three other sons of Leah --Reuben, Levi, Judah. Besides the massacre of Shechem, (Genesis 34:25) the only personal incident related of Simeon is the fact of his being selected by Joseph as the hostage for the appearance of Benjamin. (Genesis 42:19,24,36; 43:23) The chief families of the tribe of Simeon are mentioned int he lists of (Genesis 46:10) At the census of Sinai Simeon numbered 59,300 fighting men. (Numbers 1:23) When the second census was taken, at Shittim…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

1. One of the twelve patriarches, the son of Jacob and Leah, Ge 29:33 Ex 6:15. Some have thought he was more guilty than his brethren in the treatment of Joseph, Ge 37:20 42:24 43:23; but he may have been detained as a hostage because he was one of the eldest sons. The tribes of Simeon and Levi were scattered and dispersed in Israel, in conformity with the prediction of Jacob, on account of their sacrilegious and piratical revenge of the outrage committed against Dinah their sister, Ge 34:1-31 49:5. Levi had no compact lot or portion in the Holy Land; and Simeon received for his portion only a district dismembered from Judah, with some other lands the tribe overran in the…

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

that hears or obeys; that is heard

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.Tam to clans their H4940 Preposition · noun common feminine plural construct · suffix
303× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Amplified meaning
families, tribes
Tyndale gloss
family
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) refers to a clan or family, encompassing a circle of relatives and extending to tribes or peoples. It can also denote a class of persons, species of animals, or kinds of things. The entries highlight its various uses, including guilds and aristocrats, but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

clan

= guild

= species, kind

pl. = aristocrats

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה clan . clan

. = guild

. = species, kind

. pl. = aristocrats

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw'

from 8192 (compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives;

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or

sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family,

kind(-red).

see HEBREW for 08192

see HEBREW for 08198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) — family.

1) clan, family

1a) clan

1a1) family

1a2) tribe

1a3) people, nation

1b) guild

1c) species, kind

1d) aristocrats

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-fp | Suff — Preposition · noun common feminine plural construct · suffix
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
לִנְמוּאֵ֗לlin.mu.'El of Nemuel H5241 Preposition · noun proper masculine
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Nemuel was an Israelite, the son of Simeon, and is mentioned in Genesis 46:10 and Numbers 26:12. His name means day of God and he was a significant figure in biblical times.
Amplified meaning
day of God
Tyndale gloss
Nemuel
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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נְמוּאֵל (Nmuw'el) refers to two individuals in the Old Testament: one is a son of Simeon, mentioned in Genesis 46:10, and the other is a Reubenite, son of Eliab, noted in Numbers 26:9. The name means "day of God."

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נְמוּאֵל n.pr.m.

son of Simeon

a Reubenite (brother of Dathan and Abiram)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5241 נְמוּאֵל

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5241 Nmuw'el nem-oo-ale'

apparently for 3223; Nemuel, the name of two

Israelites:--Nemuel.

see HEBREW for 03223

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נְמוּאֵל (ne.mu.el) — Nemuel.

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.9;

son of: Eliab (H0446H);

brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Abiram (H0048)

§ Nemuel = "day of God"

1) the eldest son of Simeon

2) a Reubenite, son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram in the time of the exodus

נְמוּאֵל (ne.mu.el) — Nemuel.

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Nemuel at Num.26.12; 1x

Another name of ye.mu.el (יְמוּאֵל "Jemuel" H3223)

§ Nemuel = "day of God"

1) the eldest son of Simeon

2) a Reubenite, son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram in the time of the exodus

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nem'-u-el, ne-mu'-el (nemu'el):ould not show their families nor their stock" (1 Esdras 5:37) equals "Nekoda" of Ezr 2:60; Ne 7:62.

(1) A Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram (Nu 26:9).

(2) A son of Simeon (Nu 26:12; 1Ch 4:24). The name occurs also in the form "Jemuel" (Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15). According to Gray (Studies in Hebrew Proper Names), either form is etymologically obscure; but Nemuel is probably correct, for it is easier to account for its corruption into Jemuel than vice versa. The patronymic Nemuelites…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Nemuel

Day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chr. 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(day of God). A Reubenite, son of Eliab and eldest brother of Dathan and Abiram. (Numbers 26:9) The eldest son of Simeon, (Numbers 26:12; 1 Chronicles 4:24) from whom were descended the family of the Nemuelites. In (Genesis 46:10) he is called JERIUEL.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the sleeping of God

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chat [the] clan of H4940 Noun common · feminine singular construct
303× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Tyndale gloss
family
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) refers to a clan or family, encompassing a circle of relatives and extending to tribes or peoples. It can also denote a class of persons, species of animals, or kinds of things. The entries highlight its various uses, including guilds and aristocrats, but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

clan

= guild

= species, kind

pl. = aristocrats

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה clan . clan

. = guild

. = species, kind

. pl. = aristocrats

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw'

from 8192 (compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives;

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or

sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family,

kind(-red).

see HEBREW for 08192

see HEBREW for 08198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) — family.

1) clan, family

1a) clan

1a1) family

1a2) tribe

1a3) people, nation

1b) guild

1c) species, kind

1d) aristocrats

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

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…

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔יha.ne.Mu.'e.Li the Nemuelite[s] H5242 Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A Nemuelite is a descendant of Nemuel, who was a man of the tribe of Simeon. This term refers to someone from the family line of Nemuel, as mentioned in Genesis and Numbers.
Amplified meaning
from Nemuel, of the Nemuelite family
Tyndale gloss
Nemuelite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נְמוּאֵלִי (Nmuw'eliy) refers to a Nemuelite, a descendant of Nemuel from the tribe of Simeon. The term is derived from נְמוּאֵל (Nemuel), and is mentioned in the context of genealogies in the Old Testament, specifically in Genesis 46:10 and Numbers 26:12. It identifies a group associated with the name meaning 'day of God'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נְמוּאֵלִי adj.gent. only c. art. as n.coll. Nu 26:12

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5242 נְמוּאֵלִי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5242 Nmuw'eliy nem-oo-ay-lee'

from 5241; a Nemuelite, or descendant of Nemuel:--Nemuelite.

see HEBREW for 05241

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נְמוּאֵלִי (ne.mu.e.li) — Nemuelite.

Someone descended from Nemuel who was a man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Nemuel at Num.26.12; 1x

Group of ye.mu.el (יְמוּאֵל "Jemuel" H3223)

§ Nemuelites, of Nemuel "day of God"

a descendant of Nemuel

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Ngmsa — Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ngmsa
[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
לְיָמִ֕יןle.ya.Min of Jamin H3226 Preposition · noun proper masculine
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Jamin was an Israelite and the second son of Simeon, mentioned in Genesis 46:10. His name means 'right hand' and he was a founder of the family of Jaminites.
Amplified meaning
right hand
Tyndale gloss
Jamin
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָמִין (Yamiyn) refers to Jamin, a name associated with three individuals in the Old Testament: the second son of Simeon, a man of Judah, and a Levite during the time of Ezra. The name means 'right hand' and is linked to the family of Jaminites. The entries do not indicate significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָמִין n.pr.m.

son of Simeon

man of Judah

Levite (?) name, time of Ezra

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3226 יָמִין . son of Simeon

. man of Judah

. Levite (?) name, time of Ezra

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3226 Yamiyn yaw-meen'

the same as 3225; Jamin, the name of three

Israelites:--Jamin. See also 1144.

see HEBREW for 03225

see HEBREW for 01144

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָמִין (ya.min) — Jamin.

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H)

Also named: ye.mi.ni (יָֽמִינִי "Jaminite" H3228H)

§ Jamin = "right hand"

1) the 2nd son of Simeon; founder of the family of Jaminites

2) a Judaite, the 2nd son of Ram the Jerahmeelite

3) a Levite who helped Ezra interpret the Law

יָמִין (ya.min) — Jamin.

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.27;

son of: Ram (H7410H);

brother of: Maaz (H4619) and Eker (H6134)

§ Jamin = "right hand"

1) the 2nd son of Simeon; founder of the family of Jaminites

2) a Judaite, the 2nd son of Ram the Jerahmeelite

3) a Levite who helped Ezra interpret the Law

יָמִין (ya.min) — Jamin.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HR/Npm
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ja'-min (yamin, "right hand"):

(1) In Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12; 1Ch 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon.

(2) In 1Ch 2:27, a Judahite, "son" of Ram and grandson of Jerahmeel.

(3) In Ne 8:7, a Levite (?), one of those who "caused the people to understand" the Torah when Ezra enforced it = "Iadinus" in 1 Esdras 9:48.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(right hand). Second son of Simeon, (Genesis46:10; Exod 6:15; 1Chr 4:24 Founder of the family of the Jaminites. (Numbers 26:12) (B.C. 1706.) A man of Judah, second son of Ram the Jerahmeelite. (1 Chronicles 2:27) One of the Levites who expounded the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7) (B.C. 410.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

right hand; south wind

Nave's Topical Bible

1. Son of Simeon Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12; 1Ch 4:24

2. Descendant of Hezron 1Ch 2:27

3. A priest who expounded the law to the exiles who returned to Jerusalem Ne 8:7

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat [the] clan of H4940 Noun common · feminine singular construct
303× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Tyndale gloss
family
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) refers to a clan or family, encompassing a circle of relatives and extending to tribes or peoples. It can also denote a class of persons, species of animals, or kinds of things. The entries highlight its various uses, including guilds and aristocrats, but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

clan

= guild

= species, kind

pl. = aristocrats

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה clan . clan

. = guild

. = species, kind

. pl. = aristocrats

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw'

from 8192 (compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives;

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or

sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family,

kind(-red).

see HEBREW for 08192

see HEBREW for 08198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) — family.

1) clan, family

1a) clan

1a1) family

1a2) tribe

1a3) people, nation

1b) guild

1c) species, kind

1d) aristocrats

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

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…

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
הַיָּמִינִ֑יhai.ya.mi.Ni the Jaminite[s] H3228 Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A Jaminite is a descendant of Jamin, a man from the tribe of Simeon, first mentioned in Genesis 46:10. Jamin was the son of Simeon and had several brothers. The term Jaminite refers to his collective descendants.
Amplified meaning
from Jamin, of the Jaminite family
Tyndale gloss
Jaminite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word יָֽמִינִי (*yemini*) refers to a descendant of Jamin or Benjamin, with references to both the tribe of Benjamin and a Jaminite from the tribe of Simeon. It is derived from the root meaning 'right hand.' The entries note its use in contexts related to genealogies, particularly in Genesis and Numbers.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָֽמִינִי adj.gent. of II. ימן 1; only c. art. as subst. coll. Nu 26:12.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3228 יָֽמִינִי, יְמִינִי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3228 Ymiyniy yem-ee-nee'

patronymically from 3226; a Jeminite (collectively) or

descendants of Jamin:--Jaminites. See also ll45.

see HEBREW for 03226

see HEBREW for 0ll45

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָֽמִינִי (ye.mi.ni) — [Ben]jaminite.

Someone descended from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;

son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);

brother of: Joseph (H3130);

half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x

Another spelling of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144)

§ Jaminites , of Jamin "the right hand"

the descendants of Jamin

יָֽמִינִי (ye.mi.ni) — Jaminite.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Ngmsa — Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ngmsa
[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
לְיָכִ֕יןle.ya.Khin of Jakin H3199 Preposition · noun proper masculine
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Jachin is a name given to several Israelites and a temple pillar in the Bible, meaning He will establish. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24:17, describing a priest who lived during the time of King David. The name signifies God's establishment and strength.
Amplified meaning
He will establish
Tyndale gloss
Jachin
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָכִין (Yakiyn) means 'he will establish' and refers to a name associated with several figures in the Old Testament, including a Simeonite and a temple pillar. The entries highlight Jachin as a man from the tribe of Simeon, a post-exilic priest, and a priest during the Divided Monarchy. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָכִין n.pr.m. (he will establish)

a Simeonite

name of right-hand pillar before temple

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3199 יָכִין (he will establish) . a Simeonite

. name of right-hand pillar before temple

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3199 Yakiyn yaw-keen'

from 3559; he (or it) will establish; Jakin, the name of

three Israelites and of a temple pillar:--Jachin.

see HEBREW for 03559

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at 1Ch.4.24;

§ Jachin = "He will establish"

the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites

יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.

§ Jachin = "He will establish"

name of the right-hand pillar before the temple

יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10

§ Jachin = "He will establish"

a post-exilic priest in the time of Nehemiah

יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.17

§ Jachin = "He will establish"

a priest and the head of the 21st course in the time of David

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat [the] clan of H4940 Noun common · feminine singular construct
303× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Tyndale gloss
family
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) refers to a clan or family, encompassing a circle of relatives and extending to tribes or peoples. It can also denote a class of persons, species of animals, or kinds of things. The entries highlight its various uses, including guilds and aristocrats, but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

clan

= guild

= species, kind

pl. = aristocrats

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה clan . clan

. = guild

. = species, kind

. pl. = aristocrats

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw'

from 8192 (compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives;

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or

sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family,

kind(-red).

see HEBREW for 08192

see HEBREW for 08198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) — family.

1) clan, family

1a) clan

1a1) family

1a2) tribe

1a3) people, nation

1b) guild

1c) species, kind

1d) aristocrats

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

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…

[the] descendants of Simeon to clans their of Nemuel [the] clan of the Nemuelite[s] of Jamin [the] clan of the Jaminite[s] of Jakin [the] clan of the Jakinite[s]
הַיָּכִינִֽי׃hai.ya.khi.Ni the Jakinite[s] H3200 Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Jachinites were descendants of Jachin, a man from the tribe of Simeon, mentioned in Genesis 46:10. They were named after their ancestor, meaning 'he will establish'.
Amplified meaning
from Jachin, of the Jachinite family
Tyndale gloss
Jachinite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָכִינִי (Yakiyniy) refers to a Jachinite, a descendant of Jachin, who is associated with the tribe of Simeon. The term is derived from the root meaning 'he will establish' and is mentioned in Numbers 26:12. The entries indicate that it collectively refers to the descendants of Jachin.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָכִינִי adj.gent. with art. as n.coll. Nu 26:12.

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3200 יָכִינִי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3200 Yakiyniy yaw-kee-nee'

patronymically from 3199; a Jakinite (collectively) or

descendants of Jakin:--Jachinites.

see HEBREW for 03199

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָכִינִי (ya.khi.ni) — Jachinite.

Someone descended from Jachin who was a man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at 1Ch.4.24;

Group of ya.khin (יָכִין "Jachin" H3199)

§ Jachinites , of Jachin "he will establish"

the descendants of Jachin

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Ngmsa — Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ngmsa
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