{
  "id": "dict_005910",
  "term": "Vashni",
  "slug": "vashni",
  "letter": "V",
  "entry_type": "proper_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "A name appearing in some translations of 1 Chronicles 6:28; the verse is textually difficult and is often discussed alongside Samuel’s genealogy.",
  "simple_one_line": "A difficult biblical name found in some renderings of 1 Chronicles 6:28.",
  "tooltip_text": "Vashni is a biblical name in some translations of 1 Chronicles 6:28, but the verse is textually uncertain and is often compared with 1 Samuel 8:2.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Samuel",
    "Joel",
    "1 Chronicles",
    "textual variants"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "1 Chronicles 6:28",
    "1 Samuel 8:2",
    "Samuel",
    "Joel",
    "textual criticism"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Vashni is a name found in some Bible translations at 1 Chronicles 6:28. The verse is textually difficult, so the name is usually discussed as a textual and genealogical issue rather than as a major biblical character.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Name appearing in some versions of 1 Chronicles 6:28; likely part of a textual difficulty in Samuel’s genealogy.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in some translations of 1 Chronicles 6:28",
    "The verse is textually difficult",
    "Often compared with 1 Samuel 8:2",
    "Best treated as a textual/genealogical note, not a doctrinal term"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Vashni is a proper name that appears in some renderings of 1 Chronicles 6:28 within Samuel’s genealogical line. The verse is widely recognized as textually difficult, and many interpreters compare it with 1 Samuel 8:2, where Samuel’s firstborn is called Joel. Because the issue is textual rather than doctrinal, Vashni belongs better in a brief name or textual-note entry than in a theological category.",
  "description_academic_full": "Vashni is a biblical proper name found in some translations of 1 Chronicles 6:28 in connection with the genealogy of Samuel. The verse is textually difficult, and the reading is commonly compared with 1 Samuel 8:2, where Samuel’s firstborn is named Joel. Many interpreters therefore understand Vashni as reflecting a transmission or textual problem rather than establishing a distinct figure with independent theological significance. The term is useful as a brief dictionary or study-note entry, but it should not be treated as a doctrinal headword.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In the Chronicler’s genealogy, Vashni appears in a verse listing Samuel’s sons. The parallel account in 1 Samuel names Samuel’s firstborn Joel and his second son Abiah, which creates the textual question. The entry is best read as part of the Bible’s genealogical material and its occasional manuscript difficulties.",
  "background_historical_context": "Biblical genealogies were copied and transmitted through a long history of scribal preservation. Difficult readings such as this one are examples of why comparison between parallel passages and careful attention to the received text matter in Bible study.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish scribes and translators worked with difficult Hebrew genealogies and occasionally preserved variant or uncertain readings. Vashni is one of those places where the transmitted form invites comparison with other passages rather than confident dogmatic conclusions.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 6:28"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "1 Samuel 8:2"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The Hebrew text of 1 Chronicles 6:28 is difficult. Vashni may reflect a textual problem, and the reading has been understood in different ways by translators and interpreters.",
  "theological_significance": "Vashni has little direct theological significance. Its main value is as an example of a difficult biblical reading that calls for careful comparison of parallel texts.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "The entry illustrates a general principle of interpretation: difficult texts should be handled with humility, comparison, and textual caution rather than forced certainty.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not build doctrine from this name or treat the reading as a major theological issue. The question concerns a difficult genealogical text and possible textual transmission, not the authority of Scripture.",
  "major_views_note": "Some translations preserve Vashni as written in 1 Chronicles 6:28. Others read the passage in light of 1 Samuel 8:2 and understand the text to refer to Joel, Samuel’s firstborn, with Vashni reflecting a textual difficulty.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry concerns textual criticism and biblical genealogy, not doctrine. It should not be used to challenge the reliability of Scripture or to derive theological claims.",
  "practical_significance": "Vashni reminds readers to compare parallel passages carefully and to distinguish between clear doctrinal teaching and difficult textual details.",
  "meta_description": "Vashni is a name found in some translations of 1 Chronicles 6:28, a difficult genealogical verse often discussed alongside 1 Samuel 8:2.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/vashni/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/vashni.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}