The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:13

KJV: And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

YLT: and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

Darby: and Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

ASV: and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jesse  begat  his firstborn  Eliab,  and Abinadab  the second,  and Shimma  the third, 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:13 Mean?

Study Notes

Shimma
Or, Shammah, 1 Samuel 16:9 .

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 2

1  The sons of Israel
3  The posterity of Judah by Tamar
13  The children of Jesse
18  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron
21  Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir
25  Jerahmeel's posterity
34  Sheshan's posterity
42  Another branch of Caleb's posterity
50  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 2:13 mean?

and Jesse begat - his firstborn Eliab and Abinadab the second and Shimea the third
וְאִישַׁ֛י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ בְּכֹר֖וֹ אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַאֲבִינָדָב֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְשִׁמְעָ֖א הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי

וְאִישַׁ֛י  and  Jesse 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישַׁי 
Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.
הוֹלִ֥יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּכֹר֖וֹ  his  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
אֱלִיאָ֑ב  Eliab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיאָב  
Sense: son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness.
וַאֲבִינָדָב֙  and  Abinadab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִינָדָב  
Sense: a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark.
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
וְשִׁמְעָ֖א  and  Shimea 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעָא  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba.
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי  the  third 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.