The sons
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.
I say of Reuben
R'uwben (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.
the firstborn
bkowr (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
were Hanoch
Chanowk (khan-oke')
initiated; Chanok, an antediluvian patriach -- Enoch.
and Pallu
Palluw' (pal-loo')
distinguished; Pallu, an Israelite -- Pallu, Phallu.
Hezron
Chetsrown (khets-rone')
court-yard; Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two Israelites -- Hezron.
and Carmi
Karmiy (kar-mee')
gardener; Karmi, the name of three Israelites -- Carmi.
