The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 3:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 3:4

KJV: These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

YLT: Six have been borne to him in Hebron, and he reigneth there seven years and six months, and thirty and three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.

Darby: six were born to him in Hebron. And there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

ASV: six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[These] six  were born  unto him in Hebron;  and there he reigned  seven  years  and six  months:  and in Jerusalem  he reigned  thirty  and three  years. 

What does 1 Chronicles 3:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 3

1  The sons of David
10  His line to Zedekiah
17  The successors of Jeconiah

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 3:4 mean?

Six [These] were born to him in Hebron and he reigned there seven years and six months And thirty and three years He reigned in Jerusalem -
שִׁשָּׁה֙ נֽוֹלַד־ ל֣וֹ בְחֶבְר֔וֹן וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־ שָׁ֔ם שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם ס

שִׁשָּׁה֙  Six 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
נֽוֹלַד־  [These]  were  born 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
ל֣וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
בְחֶבְר֔וֹן  in  Hebron 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־  and  he  reigned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
שֶׁ֥בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
שָׁנִ֖ים  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה  and  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
חֳדָשִׁ֑ים  months 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים  And  thirty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙  and  three 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
שָׁנָ֔ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
מָלַ֖ךְ  He  reigned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation