The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:51 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:51

KJV: Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

YLT: Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.

Darby: Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

ASV: Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Salma  the father  of Bethlehem,  Hareph  the father  of Bethgader. 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:51 Mean?

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 2:51 mean?

Salma the father of Bethlehem [and] Hareph of Beth Gader
שַׂלְמָא֙ אֲבִ֣י בֵֽית־ לָ֔חֶם חָרֵ֖ף בֵית־ גָּדֵֽר

שַׂלְמָא֙  Salma 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׂלְמָא  
Sense: father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David.
אֲבִ֣י  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לָ֔חֶם  Bethlehem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם  
Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.
חָרֵ֖ף  [and]  Hareph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָרֵף  
Sense: a son of Caleb and father of Bethgader.
גָּדֵֽר  Beth  Gader 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־גָּדֵר  
Sense: a place in Judah.