Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 10:20 Interlinear

These are the sons of Ham after their families after their tongues in their countries and in their nations

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֵ֣לֶּהH428these or those
2בְנֵיH1121These are the sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
3חָ֔םH2526of Hamcham, a son of noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
4לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םH4940after their familiesa 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
5לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םH3956after their tonguesthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
6בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖םH776in their countriesthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7בְּגֽוֹיֵהֶֽם׃H1471and in their nationsa 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
Genesis 10:21Unto Shem even to him were children born also the father ...

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