Genesis 38:30 Go deeper
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And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (KJV)
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וְאַחַר֙ve.'a.Charand after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 1
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come out: produce
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 2
אָחִ֔יו'a.Chivbrother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 4
עַל\־'al-[was] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 5
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 6
הַשָּׁנִ֑יha.sha.Nithe scarlet thread
Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: scarlet
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 7
וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and someone called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 38:30 word 8
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 38:30 word 9
זָֽרַח\׃\ \סZa.rachZerah
Lemma: זֶ֫רַח (ze.rach) · Strong's: H2226I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zerah
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:20, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:18, Joshua 7:24, Joshua 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2226I; TAHOT Genesis 38:30 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| his brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| came out | → | יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce |
| with | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the scarlet thread | → | שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet |
| around | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his wrist | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| and he was named | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Zerah | → | זֶ֫רַח H2226I Zerah |
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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