1 Chronicles 26:13
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
גּוֹרָל
gôwrâl
properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
קָטָן
qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Key Terms in This Verse
גּוֹרָל gôwrâl
properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
Study H1486 →קָטָן qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Study H6996 →יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the pr...
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
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