Lexicon
חַכְמוֹנִי
chakh.mo.ni
H2453
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Hachmonite

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

chakh.mo.ni identifies a person as linked to the Hachmonite in two genealogical-style identifications.

The term occurs as a proper-noun identifier in personal descriptions: Jashobeam is called son of the Hachmonite in 1 Chronicles 11:11, and Jehiel is called son of the Hachmonite in 1 Chronicles 27:32.

Senses in use

  1. Proper-noun identifier in personal lineage · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and follow a personal name in a son-of description. In 1 Chronicles 11:11 the APB renders Jashobeam as “son of the Hachmonite” while identifying him among David's mighty men; in 1 Chronicles 27:32 it similarly renders Jehiel as “son of the Hachmonite” in the notice about the king's sons.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “the Hachmonite” in both son-of descriptions. The original form's contribution is most securely identified as the proper-noun element in those descriptions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture