Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 10:8 Interlinear
“And Cush begat Nimrod he began to be a mighty one in the earth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְכ֖וּשׁ | H3568 | And Cush | cush (or ethiopia), the name of an israelite |
| 2 | יָלַ֣ד | H3205 | begat | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | נִמְרֹ֑ד | H5248 | Nimrod | nimrod, a son of cush |
| 5 | ה֣וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 6 | הֵחֵ֔ל | H2490 | he began | properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin |
| 7 | לִֽהְי֥וֹת | H1961 | to be | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| 8 | גִּבֹּ֖ר | H1368 | a mighty one | powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant |
| 9 | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | H776 | in the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
Verse Context
Genesis 10:7And the sons of Cush Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah...
Genesis 10:8 (current)And Cush begat Nimrod he began to be a mighty one in the earth
Genesis 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD...