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And the chief
nasiy' (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
of the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the father
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
of the families
mishpachah (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of Merari
Mrariy (mer-aw-ree')
bitter; Merari, an Israelite -- Merari.
was Zuriel
Tsuwriy'el (tsoo-ree-ale')
rock of God; Tsuriel, an Israelite -- Zuriel.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Abihail
'Abiyhayil (ab-ee-hah'-yil)
father (i.e. possessor) of might; Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses -- Abihail.
these shall pitch
chanah (khaw-naw')
to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
on the side
yarek (yaw-rake')
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side -- body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
of the tabernacle
mishkan (mish-kawn')
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
northward
tsaphown (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind). |
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