1 Chronicles 7:16

16 Ma`akhah the wife of Makhir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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 sons of Menashsheh: Asri'el, whom his concubine the Arammian bore: she bore Makhir the father of Gil`ad:

15 and Makhir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Ma`akhah; and the name of the second was Tzelohchad: and Tzelohchad had daughters.

16 Ma`akhah the wife of Makhir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gil`ad the son of Makhir, the son of Menashsheh.

18 His sister Hammolekhet bore Ishhod, and Avi-Ezer, and Machlah.