Daily Verse
1 Chronicles 1:5
"The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

The sons of Japheth, Gomer,.... Here begins the genealogy of the sons of Noah after the flood; of the sons of Japheth the elder, in this and the two following

verses; next of the sons of Ham, the younger brother, Ch1 1:8 , then of Shem, whose posterity are mentioned last, because from him, in the line of Heber, sprang Abraham, the ancestor of the Jewish nation, of whom the Messiah was to come, for whose sake this genealogy is given, Ch1 1:17 . The whole is the same with the account in

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H3315 יֶפֶת
Definition:

לְיֶפֶת׳יַפְתְּ אGenesis 9:27( J),Genesis 7:13;Genesis 10:2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:4;Genesis 9:23;Genesis 10:21(J);יָפֶ֑תGenesis 9:18(J),Genesis 5:32;Genesis 6:10;Genesis 10:1(P),1 Chronicles 1:5.Topical לְיֶפֶת׳יַפְתְּ אGenesis 9:27( J),Genesis 7:13;Genesis 10:2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:4;Genesis 9:23;Genesis 10:21(J);יָפֶ֑תGenesis 9:18(J),Genesis 5:32;Genesis 6:10;Genesis 10:1(P),1 Chronicles 1:5.Topical

Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H1586 גֹּמֶר
Definition:

2,3=1 Chronicles 1:5,6;Ezekiel 38:6; LagOnom. Sacr. 2, 95, 2nd ed. 367, see BN 77proposesגמריםforגמדיםEzekiel 27:11q. v.; he identificationגֹּמֶרwith Cappadocia (compareᵑ7Ezekiel 27:11, KiepLb. d. alt 2,3=1 Chronicles 1:5,6;Ezekiel 38:6; LagOnom. Sacr. 2, 95, 2nd ed. 367, see BN 77proposesגמריםforגמדיםEzekiel 27:11q. v.; he identificationגֹּמֶרwith Cappadocia (compareᵑ7Ezekiel 27:11, KiepLb. d. alt

Possible Meanings:
  • complete (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H4031 מָגוֹג
Definition:

2;Ezekiel 39:6; inGenesis 10:2=1 Chronicles 1:5a son of Japhet,בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֺג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָ֑לוּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס; = Scythians? compare JosAnt. i. 6. 1; LagGes. Abh. 158refers nam 2;Ezekiel 39:6; inGenesis 10:2=1 Chronicles 1:5a son of Japhet,בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֺג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָ֑לוּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס; = Scythians? compare JosAnt. i. 6. 1; LagGes. Abh. 158refers nam

Possible Meanings:
  • land of Gog (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H4074 מָדַי
Definition:

2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile powerIsaiah 13:17;Isaiah 21:2;זֶרַע מָדַיDaniel 9:1; land and people,מַלְכֵי מָדַיJeremiah 25:25(+מַלְכֵי עֵילָם),Jeremiah 51:11,28;וּפָרַס׳מַלְכֵי מDaniel 8:20; com 2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile powerIsaiah 13:17;Isaiah 21:2;זֶרַע מָדַיDaniel 9:1; land and people,מַלְכֵי מָדַיJeremiah 25:25(+מַלְכֵי עֵילָם),Jeremiah 51:11,28;וּפָרַס׳מַלְכֵי מDaniel 8:20; com

Possible Meanings:
  • Medes (semantic_range)
  • Media (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H3120 יָוָן
Definition:

19forᵑ0וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrianwine of Aranabanim.יָוָןproper name, of a peopleIonia ns), Greece(GreekἸάονες(i.e. originallyἸάονες), see alsoᵐ5below; Old PersianYaunaSpiegAPK 237; AssyrianIaman 19forᵑ0וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrianwine of Aranabanim.יָוָןproper name, of a peopleIonia ns), Greece(GreekἸάονες(i.e. originallyἸάονες), see alsoᵐ5below; Old PersianYaunaSpiegAPK 237; AssyrianIaman

Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H8422 תּוּבַל
Definition:

2); —׳תIsaiah 66:19;Ezekiel 27:13,תֻּבַלEzekiel 32:26,תֻּבָ֫לGenesis 10:2=1 Chronicles 1:5;Ezekiel 38:2,3;Ezekiel 39:1;Θοβελ.Topical LexiconGenealogical SettingTubal is introduced in the Table of Nati 2); —׳תIsaiah 66:19;Ezekiel 27:13,תֻּבַלEzekiel 32:26,תֻּבָ֫לGenesis 10:2=1 Chronicles 1:5;Ezekiel 38:2,3;Ezekiel 39:1;Θοβελ.Topical LexiconGenealogical SettingTubal is introduced in the Table of Nati

Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H4902 מֶשֶׁךְ
Definition:

2; KGF 155 ff.; compare SabeanמשךHal243); — 'son' of JaphethGenesis 10:2(P), betweenתֻּבָלandתִּירָס, =1 Chronicles 1:5; also,מֶ֑שֶׁךְ, probably error,1 Chronicles 1:17(seeמַשׁ);מֶ֑שֶׁךְPsalm 120:5("" 2; KGF 155 ff.; compare SabeanמשךHal243); — 'son' of JaphethGenesis 10:2(P), betweenתֻּבָלandתִּירָס, =1 Chronicles 1:5; also,מֶ֑שֶׁךְ, probably error,1 Chronicles 1:17(seeמַשׁ);מֶ֑שֶׁךְPsalm 120:5(""

Possible Meanings:
  • the Moschi (semantic_range)
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)
H8494 תִּירָס
Definition:

2;1 Chronicles 1:5;Θειρας; identified by MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i.260Di Holz Gunk and others with GreekΤυρσηνοί, EgyptianTuruša, on coast of gean.Topical LexiconName and Genealogical PlacementTiras is 2;1 Chronicles 1:5;Θειρας; identified by MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i.260Di Holz Gunk and others with GreekΤυρσηνοί, EgyptianTuruša, on coast of gean.Topical LexiconName and Genealogical PlacementTiras is

Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (Public Domain)

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