Genesis 19:37 Go deeper
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And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. (KJV)
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וַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledand she bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 19:37 word 1
הַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.Rahthe firstborn
Lemma: בְּכִירָה (be.khi.rah) · Strong's: H1067
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 29:26, 1 Samuel 14:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1067; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 2
בֵּ֔ןBena son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 3
וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 4
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 5
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moab
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124H; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 6
ה֥וּאhu'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 19:37 word 7
אֲבִֽי\־'a.vi-[is] [the] ancestor of
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 8
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124H; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 9
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 10
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33, Genesis 31:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Genesis 19:37 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The older [daughter] | → | בְּכִירָה H1067 firstborn |
| gave birth to | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and named him | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124H Moab |
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is the father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| of the Moabites | → | מוֹאָב H4124H Moab |
| of | → | עַד H5704 till |
| today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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