1 Chronicles 7:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃

Transliteration

And his bittô [daughter] Šeʾĕrâ, and wattiben [she built] ʾet-Bêt-Ḥôrôn [Beth-horon] the hattaḥtôn [lower] and ʾet-hāʿelyôn [the upper], and ʾēt ʾUzzēn Šeʾĕrâ [Uzzen Sheerah].

Grammar Details

*û-*: conjunction - and
*bittô*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his daughter
*Šeʾĕrâ*: proper name, feminine
*wa-*: conjunction - and
*ttiben*: verb, Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - she built
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*Bêt-Ḥôrôn*: proper name, feminine (town name)
*ha-*: definite article - the
*taḥtôn*: adjective, masculine singular - lower
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*hā-*: definite article - the
*ʿelyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - upper
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ʾUzzēn Šeʾĕrâ*: proper name, feminine (town name)

Word Meanings

*bittô*: his daughter, his female descendant
*wattiben*: she built, she constructed, she established

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Referenced Verses

Josh 16:3 : 3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
Josh 16:5 : 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus]: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
2 Chr 8:5 : 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Josh 10:10 : 10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
1 Kgs 9:17 : 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

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