What Does 1 Chronicles 1:52 Mean in the King James?
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The Hebrew title for “duke” can also mean a familiar companion, so the verse presents leadership as a role held among a people.
THE MEANING
Three distinct names stand beneath the same title. The office links them without erasing their individuality: one role has room for different named bearers.
THE ROOT
אַלּוּף
ʾallūf
GROWS FROM
אלף
To be familiar or accustomed, to associate; in derived forms, to train or teach.
“duke” in this verse is ʾallūf. אַלּוּף (ʾallūf) means a chief or leader, and can also mean a familiar companion. That range adds a sense of recognized belonging to the repeated title: these are named leaders within a people, not just holders of an abstract rank.
ALSO GROWS
ʾallūf: Chief, leader; familiar companion.
אַלּוּף
This is the title repeated before each name, giving Aholibamah, Elah, and Pinon a shared office.
leʾallēf: To train, tame, or teach.
לְאַלֵּף
This verbal branch links the root’s sense of familiarity with learning and formation, adding depth to a title associated with recognized leadership.
THE PATTERN
A recurring title gathers distinct people into a shared office while each name remains individual.
And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;THE THREAD
And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,The same Hebrew title, אַלּוּף (ʾallūf), appears here as “duke.” Genesis places the names alongside their families and places, showing the repeated title as a shared role carried by distinct people.
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