The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 5:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 5:12

KJV: Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

YLT: Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan;

Darby: Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

ASV: Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Joel  the chief,  and Shapham  the next,  and Jaanai,  and Shaphat  in Bashan. 

What does 1 Chronicles 5:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 5

1  Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright
3  Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites
11  The chief men of Gad, and their habitations
18  Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites
23  The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh
25  The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 5:12 mean?

Joel [was] the chief and Shapham the next then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan
יוֹאֵ֣ל הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְשָׁפָ֖ם הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְיַעְנַ֥י וְשָׁפָ֖ט בַּבָּשָֽׁן

יוֹאֵ֣ל  Joel  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואֵל  
Sense: son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 2 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah.
הָרֹ֔אשׁ  the  chief 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְשָׁפָ֖ם  and  Shapham 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁפָם  
Sense: a subchief of the tribe of Gad in the land of Bashan.
הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה  the  next 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁנֶה  
Sense: double, copy, second, repetition.
וְיַעְנַ֥י  then  Jaanai 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעְנַי  
Sense: a chief man in the tribe of Gad.
וְשָׁפָ֖ט  and  Shaphat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁפָט  
Sense: son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land.
בַּבָּשָֽׁן  in  Bashan 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּשָׁן 
Sense: a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.

What are the major concepts related to 1 Chronicles 5:12?

Loading Information...