Genesis 10:8 Go deeper

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (KJV)

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וְכ֖וּשׁve.Khushand Cush

Lemma: כּוּשׁ (kush) · Strong's: H3568G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Cush

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:9, 1 Chronicles 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3568G; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 1

יָלַ֣דya.Ladhe fathered

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 3

נִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodNimrod

Lemma: נִמְרֹד (nim.rod) · Strong's: H5248

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Nimrod

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 10:9, 1 Chronicles 1:10, Micah 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5248; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 4

ה֣וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 5

הֵחֵ֔לhe.Chelhe began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54, Genesis 44:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 6

לִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 7

גִּבֹּ֖רgi.Bora mighty [man]

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 8

בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retzon the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 10:8 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Cush	→	כּוּשׁ H3568G Cush
was the father of	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
Nimrod	→	נִמְרֹד H5248 Nimrod
who	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
began	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
to be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a mighty one	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man
on the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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