1 Chronicles 26:17
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
צָפוֹן
tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
נֶגֶב
negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אָסֻף
ʼâçuph
collected (only in the plural), i.e. a collection of offerings)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
Key Terms in This Verse
אָסֻף ʼâçuph
collected (only in the plural), i.e. a collection of offerings)
Study H624 →צָפוֹן tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
Study H6828 →נֶגֶב negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
Study H5045 →שֵׁשׁ shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Study H8337 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of e...
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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