Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"

1. third son of Shem

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

1. (Qal)

   1. to bear, bring forth

      1. of child birth

      2. of distress (simile)

      3. of wicked (behaviour)

   2. to beget

2. (Niphal) to be born

3. (Piel)

   1. to cause or help to bring forth

   2. to assist or tend as a midwife

   3. midwife (participle)

4. (Pual) to be born

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to beget (a child)

   2. to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

6. (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

7. (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Eber or Heber = "the region beyond"

1. son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan

2. a Gadite chief

3. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim

4. a Benjamite, son of Shashak

5. a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

Salah or Shelah = "sprout"

1. son of Arphaxad and father of Eber