The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:38 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:38

KJV: These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

YLT: These who are coming in by name are princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

Darby: these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

ASV: these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers houses increased greatly.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These mentioned  by [their] names  [were] princes  in their families:  and the house  of their fathers  increased  greatly. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:38 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 4

1  The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur
5  Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron
9  Of Jabez, and his prayer
11  The other families of the same stock
21  The sons of Shelah
24  The posterity and cities of Simeon
39  Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 4:38 mean?

these mentioned by name [were] leaders in their families and house of their father increased greatly
אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב

אֵ֚לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הַבָּאִ֣ים  mentioned 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת  by  name 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
נְשִׂיאִ֖ים  [were]  leaders 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם  in  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
וּבֵית֙  and  house 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם  of  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
פָּרְצ֖וּ  increased 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: פָּרַץ  
Sense: to break through or down or over, burst, breach.
לָרֽוֹב  greatly 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.

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