BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5277
na.am — Naam
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.15; son of: Caleb (H3612); brother of: Achsah (H5915), Iru (H5900) and Elah (H0425J) § Naam = "pleasantness" one of the sons of Caleb and grandson of Jephunneh
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8010
she.lo.moh — Solomon
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Nathan (H5416); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); married to daughter_of_Pharaoh (H6547P) and Naamah (H5279A); father of: Taphath (H2955), Basemath (H1315) and Rehoboam (H7346); also called Jedidiah at 2Sa.12.25; § Solomon = "peace" son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs
261 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1144
bin.ya.min — Benjamin
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x § Benjamin = "son of the right hand" 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob
155 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1540
ga.lah — Heglam
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself
155 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7346
re.chav.am — Rehoboam
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.43; son of: Solomon (H8010) and Naamah (H5279A); brother of: Taphath (H2955) and Basemath (H1315); married to Maacah (H4601K), Mahalath (H4258H) and Abihail (H0032J); father of: Abijah (H0029I), Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H), Zaham (H2093), Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019) Also named: Rhoboam (Ῥοβοάμ "Rehoboam" G4497) § Rehoboam = "a people has enlarged" son of Solomon and the 1st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel
41 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3612
ka.lev — Caleb
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Num.13.6; son of: Jephunneh (H3312); brother of: Kenaz (H7073I); father of: Achsah (H5915), Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J), Naam (H5277) Also named: ka.lib.bo (כָּלִבִּי "Calebite" H3614) § Caleb = "dog" 1) the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture 2) son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Caleb the spy
35 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1106
be.la — Bela
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: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Also named: bal.i (בַּלְעִי "Belaite" H1108) § Bela = "destruction" 1) a king of Edom 2) first son of Benjamin 3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5283
na.a.man — Naaman
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), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Nohah at 1Ch.8.2; Also named: no.chah (נוֹחָה "Nohah" H5119) § Naaman = "pleasantness" 1) son of Bela of the family of Benjamin; he was among the family of Jacob that went down to Egypt 2) commander-in-chief of the army of Syria; stricken with leprosy he went to Elisha, eventually followed his instructions, and was cured
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3406
ye.ri.mot — Jerimoth
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.7; son of: Bela (H1106A); brother of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) § Jerimoth or Jeremoth = "He is Most High" 1) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a house of Benjamite 2) a Benjamite, son of Becher and head of a house of Benjamite 3) a Benjamite, son of Beriah and grandson of Elpaal 4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mushi 5) one of the men that joined David in the wilderness 6) a Levite, son of Heman and head of the 15th course of musicians 7) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 8) a son of Azriel, ruler of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of David 9) a son of king David and the father of the wife of Rehoboam 10) a son of Elam, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 11) a son of Zattu, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3929
le.mekh — Lamech
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741); father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Lamech = "powerful" 1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah 2) father of Noah
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1617
ge.ra — Gera
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), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ehud (H0164) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1145
ben-y.mi.ni — Benjaminite
Someone from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Group of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144) § Benjamite = "a son of the right hand" one of the tribe of Benjamin
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H164
e.hud — Ehud
A Judge of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.15; son of: Gera (H1617); father of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284) Also named: e.chud (אֵחוּד "Ehud" H0261) § Ehud = "I will give thanks: I will be praised" or "undivided, union" in (1Ch. 8:6) only 1) Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab 2) another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3043
ye.di.a.el — Jediael
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.6; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Ahiram (H0297); father of: Bilhan (H1092H) § Jediael = "God makes known" 1) a chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin; maybe the same as 'Ashbel' 2) the 2nd son of Meshelemiahand a Korahite gatekeeper 3) son of Shimri and one of David's mighty warriors 4) one of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag; maybe the same man as 3 above
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H266
a.cho.chi — Ahohite
Someone descended from Ahoah, a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.9; son of: Bela (H1106A); brother of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031) and Abishua (H0050H); also called Ahoah at 1Ch.8.4; Group of a.cho.ach (אֲחוֹחַ "Ahoah" H0265) § Ahohite = "brother of rest" one of the clan of Ahoah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5279
na.a.mah — Naamah
A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.21; married to Solomon (H8010); mother of: Rehoboam (H7346) § Naamah = "loveliness" 1) daughter of Lamech by his wife Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in the days before the flood 2) the Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of king Rehoboam of Judah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5915
akh.sah — Achsah
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.15.16; daughter of: Caleb (H3612); sister of: Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J) and Naam (H5277); married to Othniel (H6274) § Achsah = "ankle chain" or "anklet" the daughter of Caleb and wife of Caleb's brother Othniel to whom she was given as a reward for capturing Debir
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1071
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 · H5284
na.a.ma.ti — Naamathite
Someone descended from Naamath(?), first mentioned at Job.2.11 § Naamathite, of Naamah "pleasantness" an inhabitant of Naamah ; describes Zophar the friend of Job
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6741
tsil.lah — Zillah
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Tubal-cain (H8423) and Naamah (H5279) § Zillah = "shade" the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H788
ash.bel — Ashbel
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), Becher (H1071), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043) Also named: ash.be.li (אַשְׁבֵּלִי "Ashbelite" H0789) § Ashbel = "a man in God: a man of Baal: fire of Bel: I will make a path" second son of Benjamin
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3228
ye.mi.ni — [Ben]jaminite
Someone descended from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Joseph (H3130); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x Another spelling of bin.ya.min (בִּנְיָמִין "Benjamin" H1144) § Jaminites , of Jamin "the right hand" the descendants of Jamin
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H714
ard — Ard
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043) § Ard = "I shall subdue" 1) son of Benjamin 2) grandson of Benjamin
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8197
she.phu.pham — Shephupham
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), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Shephupham (KJV, NIV: Shupham) at Num.26.39; Shephuphan at 1Ch.8.5; Another name of mup.pim (מֻפִּים "Muppim" H4649) § Shephuphan or Shupham = "serpent" son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Pleasantness, one of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1 Chr. 4:15).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
