These be the heads
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of their fathers'
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
houses
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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.
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.
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.
these be the families
mishpachah (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of Reuben
R'uwben (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.
