Genesis 4:19 Go deeper

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּֽקַּֽח\־vai.yi.kach-and he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1, Genesis 25:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 1

לֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhLamech

Lemma: לֶ֫מֶךְ (le.mekh) · Strong's: H3929G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Lamech

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3929G; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 2

שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Teitwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HAcfdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 3

נָשִׁ֑יםna.Shimwives

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 4:19 word 4

שֵׁ֤םshem[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 4:19 word 5

הָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.Chatthe one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 6

עָדָ֔ה'a.Dah[was] Adah

Lemma: עָדָה (a.dah) · Strong's: H5711G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Adah

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5711G; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 7

וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [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 4:19 word 8

הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nitthe second

Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145

Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)

Meaning: second

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 9

צִלָּֽה\׃tzi.Lah[was] Zillah

Lemma: צִלָּה (tsil.lah) · Strong's: H6741

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Zillah

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6741; TAHOT Genesis 4:19 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

And Lamech	→	לֶ֫מֶךְ H3929G Lamech
married	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
. . .	→
two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
named	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Adah	→	עָדָה H5711G Adah
and	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
the other	→	שֵׁנִי H8145 second
Zillah	→	צִלָּה H6741 Zillah

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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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