1 Chronicles 7:16

16 Ma'akhah the wife of Makhir bore a son whom she named Peresh, the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

1 Chronicles 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:16

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his
name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh
He had both these sons by her:

and his sons were Ulam and Rakem,
that is, either the sons of Peresh or Sheresh, the nearest, as Kimchi observes.

1 Chronicles 7:16 In-Context

14 The descendants of M'nasheh: his concubine the woman from Aram bore Makhir the father of Gil'ad; Asri'el [Gil'ad's son] was descended from her.

15 Makhir's wife was from the families of Hupim and Shupim, and his sister's name was Ma'akhah. M'nasheh's second son was Tz'lof'chad, and Tz'lof'chad had daughters.

16 Ma'akhah the wife of Makhir bore a son whom she named Peresh, the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

17 The son of Ulam was B'dan. These were the descendants of Gil'ad the son of Makhir the son of M'nasheh.

18 His sister Hammolekhet [the governor] bore Ish-Hod, Avi'ezer and Machlah.