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And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 1
קַ֙יִן֙ka.yinCain
Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cain
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 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 4:17 word 3
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.Towife his
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 4
וַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harand she conceived
Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 5
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.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 4:18, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 6
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 4:17 word 7
חֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhEnoch
Lemma: חֲנוֹךְ (cha.nokh) · Strong's: H2585G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Enoch
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2585G; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 8
וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand he was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 4:17 word 9
בֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehbuilding
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 10
עִ֔יר'Ira city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 11
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he 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 4:17 word 12
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of
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 4:17 word 13
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 14
כְּשֵׁ֖םke.Shemaccording to [the] name of
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 4:17 word 15
בְּנ֥וֹbe.Noson his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 16
חֲנֽוֹךְ\׃cha.NokhEnoch
Lemma: חֲנוֹךְ (cha.nokh) · Strong's: H2585G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Enoch
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2585G; TAHOT Genesis 4:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Cain | → | קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain |
| had relations with | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| his wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| and she conceived | → | הָרָה H2029 to conceive |
| and gave birth to | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Enoch | → | חֲנוֹךְ H2585G Enoch |
| Then | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| [Cain] built | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| a city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and named | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| [it] | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| after | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| his son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Enoch | → | חֲנוֹךְ H2585G Enoch |
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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