שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽהֲרָרִ֔י אֲחִיאָ֥ם בֶּן־שָׁרָ֖ר הָאַרָרִֽי׃ ס
Shamma the Harari, Aḥiʾam son of Sharar the Arari.
Morphology
- שַׁמָּה (Shammah) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Shammah”; Notes: A warrior listed among Dawid’s mighty men; the name may mean “desolation” or “astonishment.”
- הֲרָרִי (ha-Harari) – Root: הר; Form: Definite gentilic adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “the Harari”; Notes: Likely from the hill country (“har” meaning mountain/hill), possibly a regional designation.
- אֲחִיאָם (Aḥiʾam) – Root: אח + אם; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Aḥiʾam”; Notes: Name meaning “brother of mother” or “my brother is a people.”
- בֶּן־שָׁרָר (ben-Sharar) – Root: שרר; Form: Construct phrase (noun + proper noun); Translation: “son of Sharar”; Notes: Sharar is a personal name, otherwise unknown.
- הָאַרָרִי (ha-ʾArari) – Root: ארר or from עראר; Form: Definite gentilic adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “the Arari”; Notes: Possibly a variant spelling or scribal form similar to “Harari,” or from a location called Arar. Some scholars think it’s a scribal variation of “Harari.”