Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 4:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 4:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“bare And Adah Jabal he was the father of such as dwell in tents and of such as have cattle”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַתֵּ֥לֶד | H3205 | bare | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 2 | עָדָ֖ה | H5711 | And Adah | adah, the name of two women |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | יָבָ֑ל | H2989 | Jabal | jabal, an antediluvian |
| 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 | הָיָ֔ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 7 | אֲבִ֕י | H1 | he was the father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 8 | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | H3427 | of such as dwell | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 9 | אֹ֖הֶל | H168 | in tents | a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) |
| 10 | וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ | H4735 | and of such as have cattle | something bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition |
Verse Context
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