The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:12

KJV: And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

YLT: And after him is Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he is among the three mighty;

Darby: And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

ASV: And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And after  him [was] Eleazar  the son  of Dodo,  the Ahohite,  who [was one] of the three  mighties. 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:12 mean?

And after him [was] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite he [was one] of three the mighty
וְאַחֲרָ֛יו אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ הָאֲחוֹחִ֑י ה֖וּא בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים

וְאַחֲרָ֛יו  And  after  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אֶלְעָזָ֥ר  [was]  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דּוֹד֖וֹ  of  Dodo 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּדִי 
Sense: a man of the tribe of Issachar.
הָאֲחוֹחִ֑י  the  Ahohite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחֹוחִי  
Sense: one of the clan of Ahoah.
ה֖וּא  he  [was  one] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה  of  three 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
הַגִּבֹּרִֽים  the  mighty 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.