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And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. (KJV)
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וְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.Shanand Jokshan
Lemma: יׇקְשָׁן (yoq.shan) · Strong's: H3370
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jokshan
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 25:2, 1 Chronicles 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3370; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 1
יָלַ֔דya.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 25:3 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 25:3 word 3
שְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'Sheba
Lemma: שְׁבָא (she.va) · Strong's: H7614I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sheba
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7614I; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 4
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 25:3 word 5
דְּדָ֑ןde.DanDedan
Lemma: רֹדָן (ro.dan) · Strong's: H1719C
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Dedan
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1719C; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 6
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 7
דְדָ֔ןde.DanDedan
Lemma: רֹדָן (ro.dan) · Strong's: H1719C
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Dedan
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1719C; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 8
הָי֛וּha.Yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 25:3 word 9
אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם'a.shu.RimAsshurites
Lemma: אֲשׁוּרִי (a.shu.ri) · Strong's: H0805A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Asshurim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0805A; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 10
וּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםu.le.tu.Shimand Letushites
Lemma: לְטוּשִׁם (le.tu.shim) · Strong's: H3912
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Letushim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3912; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 11
וּלְאֻמִּֽים\׃u.le.'u.Mimand Leummites
Lemma: לְאֻמִּ֑ים (le.um.mim) · Strong's: H3817
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Leummim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3817; TAHOT Genesis 25:3 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Jokshan | → | יׇקְשָׁן H3370 Jokshan |
| was the father of | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Sheba | → | שְׁבָא H7614I Sheba |
| and Dedan | → | רֹדָן H1719C Dedan |
| And the sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Dedan | → | רֹדָן H1719C Dedan |
| were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the Asshurites | → | אֲשׁוּרִי H0805A Asshurim |
| the Letushites | → | לְטוּשִׁם H3912 Letushim |
| and the Leummites | → | לְאֻמִּ֑ים H3817 Leummim |
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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