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1 Chronicles 4

1 Chron. 4:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
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.))
KJV usage: + 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.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Shelah
Shelah (Hebrew #7956)
request; Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
KJV usage: Shelah.
Pronounce: shay-law'
Origin: the same as 7596 (shortened)
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
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.))
KJV usage: + 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.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
were, Er
`Er (Hebrew #6147)
watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Er.
Pronounce: ayr
Origin: from 5782
the father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
of Lecah
lekah (Hebrew #3922)
a journey; Lekah, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Lecah.
Pronounce: lay-kaw'
Origin: from 3212
, and Laadah
La`dah (Hebrew #3935)
Ladah, an Israelite
KJV usage: Laadah.
Pronounce: lah-daw'
Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
the father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
of Mareshah
Mar'eshah (Hebrew #4762)
formed like 4761; summit; Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Mareshah.
Pronounce: mar-ay-shaw'
Origin: or Mareshah {mar-ay-shaw'}
, and the families
mishpachah (Hebrew #4940)
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
KJV usage: family, kind(-red).
Pronounce: mish-paw-khaw'
Origin: from 8192 (compare 8198)
of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of them that wrought
`abodah (Hebrew #5656)
from 5647; work of any kind
KJV usage: act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, X wrought.
Pronounce: ab-o-daw'
Origin: or mabowdah {ab-o-daw'}
fine linen
buwts (Hebrew #948)
probably cotton (of some sort)
KJV usage: fine (white) linen.
Pronounce: boots
Origin: from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white
, of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of Ashbea
'Ashbea` (Hebrew #791)
adjurer; Asbea, an Israelite
KJV usage: Ashbea.
Pronounce: ash-bay'-ah
Origin: from 7650
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More on:

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Ashbea,
Er,
Father,
House,
Judah,
Laadah,
Lecah,
Linen,
Mareshah,
Shelah

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Shelah.
1 Chron. 2:3• 3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. (1 Chron. 2:3)
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1 Chron. 9:5• 5And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. (1 Chron. 9:5)
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Gen. 38:5• 5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. (Gen. 38:5)
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Gen. 46:12• 12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. (Gen. 46:12)
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Num. 26:20• 20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. (Num. 26:20)
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Neh. 11:5• 5And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Neh. 11:5)
Shiloni.
• Among the sons of Shelah are found "byssus-workers," potters, and gardeners (1 Chron. 4:21,23). These were not noble occupations, but they owed their importance to the fact that these men "... dwelt with the king for his work." (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,