Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 10:9 Interlinear

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD wherefore it is said Even as Nimrod He was a mighty hunter before the LORD

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הֽוּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
2הָיָ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3גִּבּ֥וֹרH1368He was a mightypowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
4צַ֖יִדH6718hunter(generally) lunch (especially for a journey)
5לִפְנֵ֥יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6יְהוָֽה׃H3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
7עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8כֵּן֙H3651whereforeproperly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
9יֵֽאָמַ֔רH559it is saidto say (used with great latitude)
10כְּנִמְרֹ֛דH5248Even as Nimrodnimrod, a son of cush
11גִּבּ֥וֹרH1368He was a mightypowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
12צַ֖יִדH6718hunter(generally) lunch (especially for a journey)
13לִפְנֵ֥יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
14יְהוָֽה׃H3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

Verse Context

Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod he began...
Genesis 10:9 (current) He was a mighty hunter before the LORD wherefore it is said Even as Nimrod He was a mighty hunter before the LORD
Genesis 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad...

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