1 Chronicles 26:12
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
מַחֲלֹקֶת
machălôqeth
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
בַּעַל
baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
שָׁרַת
shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party
Study H4931 →שָׁרַת shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Study H8334 →בַּעַל baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Study H1167 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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