1 Chronicles 4:14
"And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And Meonothai,.... Another son of Othniel: begat Ophrah; and Seraiah, the brother of Othniel, begat Joab; not David's general, but another of the same name, who lived long before him,

see Ch1 2:54 . the father of the valley of Charashim: of the inhabitants of the valley, or the prince of them, called the valley of craftsmen, Neh 11:35 the reason of which is here given: for they were craftsmen; that dwelt in it, carpenters and smiths, both which the word signifies, men that wrought in stone, wood, and iron.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (14 words)

H4587 מְעוֹנֹתַי
Definition:

14,ᵐ5Μα(ω)ναθει.Topical LexiconBiblical SettingMeonothai appears once in the Hebrew Scriptures, in1 Chronicles 4:14, situated within the Chronicler’s detailed record of the descendants of Judah. These 14,ᵐ5Μα(ω)ναθει.Topical LexiconBiblical SettingMeonothai appears once in the Hebrew Scriptures, in1 Chronicles 4:14, situated within the Chronicler’s detailed record of the descendants of Judah. These

H3205 יָלַד
Definition:

18(3 t. in verse) + 16 t.;יָלָ֑דJeremiah 17:11;וְיָלַדconsecutivePsalm 7:15; suffixיְלָֽדְךָDeuteronomy 32:18; 2masculine singular suffixילדתניJeremiah 2:27Kt; Qrיְלִדְתָּנוּ(Köi. 410Ges§ 70, 2. R. 4) 18(3 t. in verse) + 16 t.;יָלָ֑דJeremiah 17:11;וְיָלַדconsecutivePsalm 7:15; suffixיְלָֽדְךָDeuteronomy 32:18; 2masculine singular suffixילדתניJeremiah 2:27Kt; Qrיְלִדְתָּנוּ(Köi. 410Ges§ 70, 2. R. 4)

Possible Meanings:
  • child (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • boy (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H6084 עָפְרָה
Definition:

a.in BenjaminJoshua 18:23(P),Αφαρ, etc.;1 Samuel 13:7Γοφερα; probably =עֶפְרוֺן2andאֶפְרַיִם6;perhaps moderne‰-ˆayyibeh, approximately 4 miles northeast from Bethel, compare GASmGeogr. 252BuhlGeogr. 1 a.in BenjaminJoshua 18:23(P),Αφαρ, etc.;1 Samuel 13:7Γοφερα; probably =עֶפְרוֺן2andאֶפְרַיִם6;perhaps moderne‰-ˆayyibeh, approximately 4 miles northeast from Bethel, compare GASmGeogr. 252BuhlGeogr. 1

H8304 שְׂרָיָה
Definition:

1secretary of David2 Samuel 8:17, butᵐ5BΑσα, ""שיא2 Samuel 20:25Kt (שְׁוָאQr),שַׁוְשָׁא1 Chronicles 18:16(in bothἸησοῦς,ᵐ5LΣουσα),שִׁישָׁא1 Kings 4:3(Σαβα, AΣεισα,ᵐ5LΣαφατ); originally in all probably 1secretary of David2 Samuel 8:17, butᵐ5BΑσα, ""שיא2 Samuel 20:25Kt (שְׁוָאQr),שַׁוְשָׁא1 Chronicles 18:16(in bothἸησοῦς,ᵐ5LΣουσα),שִׁישָׁא1 Kings 4:3(Σαβα, AΣεισα,ᵐ5LΣαφατ); originally in all probably

Possible Meanings:
  • lance (semantic_range)
  • javelin (semantic_range)
H3205 יָלַד
Definition:

18(3 t. in verse) + 16 t.;יָלָ֑דJeremiah 17:11;וְיָלַדconsecutivePsalm 7:15; suffixיְלָֽדְךָDeuteronomy 32:18; 2masculine singular suffixילדתניJeremiah 2:27Kt; Qrיְלִדְתָּנוּ(Köi. 410Ges§ 70, 2. R. 4) 18(3 t. in verse) + 16 t.;יָלָ֑דJeremiah 17:11;וְיָלַדconsecutivePsalm 7:15; suffixיְלָֽדְךָDeuteronomy 32:18; 2masculine singular suffixילדתניJeremiah 2:27Kt; Qrיְלִדְתָּנוּ(Köi. 410Ges§ 70, 2. R. 4)

Possible Meanings:
  • child (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • boy (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H3097 יוֹאָב
Definition:

6;2 Samuel 2:13100t. 2Samuel (also2 Samuel 20:6forᵑ0אֲבִישַׁיcompareᵑ6We Dr);1 Kings 1:714t. 1Kings;1 Chronicles 2:1622t. 1Chronicles;Psalm 60:2.2a descendant of Judah1 Chronicles 4:14(butᵐ5Bᵐ5LἸωβαβ) 6;2 Samuel 2:13100t. 2Samuel (also2 Samuel 20:6forᵑ0אֲבִישַׁיcompareᵑ6We Dr);1 Kings 1:714t. 1Kings;1 Chronicles 2:1622t. 1Chronicles;Psalm 60:2.2a descendant of Judah1 Chronicles 4:14(butᵐ5Bᵐ5LἸωβαβ)

Possible Meanings:
  • is father (semantic_range)
H0001 אָב
Definition:

1947t.; constructאַבGenesis 17:4,5; (compare inאַבְרָהָםib.& elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposedאֲבִרseeאברהם);אֲבִי(compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96)Genesis 4:20+; suffixאָבִיGenesis 19:34+ (MIאבי);א 1947t.; constructאַבGenesis 17:4,5; (compare inאַבְרָהָםib.& elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposedאֲבִרseeאברהם);אֲבִי(compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96)Genesis 4:20+; suffixאָבִיGenesis 19:34+ (MIאבי);א

Possible Meanings:
  • father (semantic_range)
H1516 גַּיְא
Definition:

4(feminineZechariah 14:4)valley— absoluteגַּיְאNumbers 21:208t. +1 Samuel 17:52(compare below),גָּ֑יְא1 Chronicles 4:39,גֵּיאZechariah 14:4,גֶּיאIsaiah 40:4,גַּיDeuteronomy 34:62t.; constructגֵּיאIsai 4(feminineZechariah 14:4)valley— absoluteגַּיְאNumbers 21:208t. +1 Samuel 17:52(compare below),גָּ֑יְא1 Chronicles 4:39,גֵּיאZechariah 14:4,גֶּיאIsaiah 40:4,גַּיDeuteronomy 34:62t.; constructגֵּיאIsai

H2798 חֲרָשִׁים
Definition:

14situates חֲרָשִׁים within the Judean genealogy: “Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so called because they were craftsmen”. The locale’s very name—“Valley of Craftsmen”—memor 14situates חֲרָשִׁים within the Judean genealogy: “Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so called because they were craftsmen”. The locale’s very name—“Valley of Craftsmen”—memor

H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H2796 חָרָשׁ
Definition:

23graver, artificer(Phoenicianחרש) — absolute׳ח(= *חַרָּשׁ)Exodus 35:3514t.; constructחָרַשׁExodus 28:112t.; pluralחָֽרָשִׁיםHosea 13:27t.;חֲרָשִׁים1 Chronicles 4:14(twice in verse);Nehemiah 11:35(see 23graver, artificer(Phoenicianחרש) — absolute׳ח(= *חַרָּשׁ)Exodus 35:3514t.; constructחָרַשׁExodus 28:112t.; pluralחָֽרָשִׁיםHosea 13:27t.;חֲרָשִׁים1 Chronicles 4:14(twice in verse);Nehemiah 11:35(see

Possible Meanings:
  • magic art (semantic_range)
  • magic drug (semantic_range)
  • skilled in magic arts (semantic_range)
  • drugs (semantic_range)
H1961 הָיָה
Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:
  • fall out (semantic_range)
  • come to pass (semantic_range)
  • become (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • Fall out (semantic_range)

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