1 Chronicles 4:14

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

M'onotai fathered 'Ofrah, and S'rayah fathered Yo'av the father of Gei-Harashim; for they were craftsmen [Hebrew: harashim].

Berean Standard Bible:

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

American Standard Version:

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And Meonothai{H4587} begat{H3205} Ophrah{H6084}: and Seraiah{H8304} begat{H3205} Joab{H3097}, the father{H1} of the valley{H1516} of Charashim{H2798}; for they were craftsmen{H2791}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 24:14

  • And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Nehemiah 11:35

  • Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

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Commentary for 1 Chronicles 4:14

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4587
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְעוֹנֹתַי
    Transliteration: Mᵉʻôwnôthay
    Pronunciation: meh-o-no-thah'-ee
    Description: plural of מְעוֹנָה; habitative; Meonothai, an Israelite; Meonothai.
  2. Strong's Number: H3205
    There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָלַד
    Transliteration: yâlad
    Pronunciation: yaw-lad'
    Description: a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage; bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
  3. Strong's Number: H6084
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עׇפְרָה
    Transliteration: ʻOphrâh
    Pronunciation: of-raw'
    Description: feminine of עֹפֶר; female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine; Ophrah.
  4. Strong's Number: H8304
    There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׂרָיָה
    Transliteration: Sᵉrâyâh
    Pronunciation: ser-aw-yaw'
    Description: or שְׂרָיָהוּ; from שָׂרָה and יָהּ; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites; Seraiah.
  5. Strong's Number: H3097
    There are 124 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹאָב
    Transliteration: Yôwʼâb
    Pronunciation: yo-awb'
    Description: from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.
  6. Strong's Number: H1
    There are 15773 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָב
    Transliteration: ʼâb
    Pronunciation: awb
    Description: a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
  7. Strong's Number: H1516
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גַּיְא
    Transliteration: gayʼ
    Pronunciation: gah'-ee
    Description: or (shortened) גַּי; probably (by transmutation) from the same root as גֵּוָה (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent); valley.
  8. Strong's Number: H2798
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֲרָשִׁים
    Transliteration: Chărâshîym
    Pronunciation: khar-aw-sheem'
    Description: plural of חָרָשׁ; mechanics, the name of a valley in Jerusalem; Charashim, craftsmen.
  9. Strong's Number: H2791
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֶרֶשׁ
    Transliteration: cheresh
    Pronunciation: kheh'-resh
    Description: from חָרַשׁ; magical craft; also silence; cunning, secretly.