The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:4

KJV: Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

YLT: Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah.

Darby: Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pherez the son of Judah.

ASV: Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Uthai  the son  of Ammihud,  the son  of Omri,  the son  of Imri,  the son  of Bani,  of the children  of Pharez  the son  of Judah. 

What does 1 Chronicles 9:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 9

1  The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2  The Israelites
10  The priests
14  and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27  The charge of certain Levites
35  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 9:4 mean?

Uthai son of Ammihud the son of Omri of Imri the son - - - of Bani of Perez of Judah
עוּתַ֨י בֶּן־ עַמִּיה֤וּד בֶּן־ עָמְרִי֙ אִמְרִ֣י בֶן־ [בנימן־] (בָּנִ֔י) (מִן־) בְּנֵי־ פֶ֖רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה

עוּתַ֨י  Uthai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עוּתַי  
Sense: son of Ammihud and a descendant of Pharez of Judah.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַמִּיה֤וּד  of  Ammihud 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמִּיהוּד  
Sense: an Ephraimite, father of Elishama, the chief of the tribe at the time of the exodus.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עָמְרִי֙  of  Omri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָמְרִי  
Sense: king of the northern kingdom of Israel, successor to king Elah for whom he was the captain of the army; ruled for 2 years and succeeded by his infamous son Ahab.
אִמְרִ֣י  of  Imri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִמְרִי  
Sense: a man of Judah.
בֶן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
[בנימן־]  - 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
(בָּנִ֔י)  - 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
(מִן־)  - 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
בְּנֵי־  of  Bani 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בָּנִי  
Sense: a Gadite, one of David’s mighty warriors.
פֶ֖רֶץ  of  Perez 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פֶּרֶץ  
Sense: twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ.
יְהוּדָֽה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.