Hebrew Interlinear

1 Chronicles 5:9 Interlinear

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלַמִּזְרָ֗חH4217And eastwardsunrise, i.e., the east
2יָשַׁב֙H3427he inhabitedproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
3עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
4לְב֣וֹאH935unto the enteringto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
5מִדְבָּ֔רָהH4057in of the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
6לְמִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
7הַנָּהָ֖רH5104from the rivera stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
8פְּרָ֑תH6578Euphratesperath (i.e., euphrates), a river of the east
9כִּ֧יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10מִקְנֵיהֶ֛םH4735because their cattlesomething bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
11רָב֖וּH7235were multipliedto increase (in whatever respect)
12בְּאֶ֥רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
13גִּלְעָֽד׃H1568of Gileadgilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites

Verse Context

1 Chronicles 5:8And Bela the son of Azaz the son of Shema the son...
1 Chronicles 5:9 (current)And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead
1 Chronicles 5:10And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites...

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