HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5964
עָלֶ֫מֶת
a.le.met — Alemeth
Alameth or Alemeth = "covering" a town in Benjamin Also named: al.mon (עַלְמוֹן "Almon" H5960)
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Alemeth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1071
בֶּ֫כֶר
be.kher — Becher
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Becher = "young camel" 1) a son of Ephraim 2) a son of Benjamin
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3135
יוֹעָשׁ
yo.ash — Joash
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Joash = "Jehovah hastens" 1) a Benjamite, son of Becher 2) one of the officers in David's court
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2160
זְמִירָה
ze.mi.rah — Zemirah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Zemira = "song" one of the sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3085
יְהוֹעַדָּה
ye.ho.ad.dah — Jehoaddah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.36; son of: Ahaz (H0271H); father of: Alemeth (H5964I), Azmaveth (H5820H) and Zimri (H2174H); also called Jarah at 1Ch.9.42; Also named: ya.rah (יַעְרָה "Jarah" H3294) § Jehoadah = "Jehovah has adorned" a descendant of Saul through Jonathan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3294
יַעְרָה
ya.rah — Jarah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.36; son of: Ahaz (H0271H); father of: Alemeth (H5964I), Azmaveth (H5820H) and Zimri (H2174H); also called Jarah at 1Ch.9.42; Another name of ye.ho.ad.dah (יְהוֹעַדָּה "Jehoaddah" H3085) § Jarah = "forested" a descendant of Saul, son of Micah, great grandson of Mephibosheth
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5960
עַלְמוֹן
al.mon — Almon
Almon = "concealed" a town in Benjamin allotted to the priests Another name of a.le.met (עָלֶ֫מֶת "Alemeth" H5964G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Covering. (1.) One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8). (2.) One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chr. 8:36). (3.) A sacerdotal city of Benjamin (1 Chr. 6:60), called also Almon (Josh. 21:18), now Almit, a mile north-east of the ancient Anathoth.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.