Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 10:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 10:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ These are the sons of Ham after their families after their tongues in their countries and in their nations”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵ֣לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 2 | בְנֵי | H1121 | These are the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 3 | חָ֔ם | H2526 | of Ham | cham, a son of noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country |
| 4 | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | H4940 | after their families | a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
| 5 | לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם | H3956 | after their tongues | the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, |
| 6 | בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם | H776 | in their countries | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 7 | בְּגֽוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ | H1471 | and in their nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
Verse Context
Genesis 10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as thou comest to Gerar...
Genesis 10:20 (current) These are the sons of Ham after their families after their tongues in their countries and in their nations
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