The meaning of “תּוֹלְדָה”
Understanding tôwlᵉdâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תֹּלְדָה tôlᵉdâh (to-led-aw'); from יָלַד birth, generations. - (plural only) descent, i.e. family - (figuratively) h...
תּוֹלְדָה
or תֹּלְדָה tôlᵉdâh (to-led-aw'); from יָלַד birth, generations. - (plural only) descent, i.e. family - (figuratively) history 1) descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies 1a) account of men and their descendants 1a1) genealogical list of one's descendants 1a2) one's contemporaries 1a3) course of history (of creation etc) 1b) begetting or account of heaven (metaph)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:27 | “Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.” Word: תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh) | |
| Exodus 6:19 | “And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.” Word: תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh) | |
| Numbers 1:32 | “Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;” Word: תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh) | |
| Ruth 4:18 | “Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,” Word: תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:9 | “And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.” Word: תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh) |
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