Genesis 4:20 Go deeper

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. (KJV)

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וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.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 4:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 1

עָדָ֖ה'a.DahAdah

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Adah

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5711G; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 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 4:20 word 3

יָבָ֑לya.ValJabal

Lemma: יָבָל (ya.val) · Strong's: H2989

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jabal

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2989; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 4

ה֣וּאhu'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 4:20 word 5

הָיָ֔הha.Yahhe was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 4:20 word 6

אֲבִ֕י'a.Vi[the] father of

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 10:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 7

יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shevdweller[s] of

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 8

אֹ֖הֶל'O.heltent

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 9

וּמִקְנֶֽה\׃u.mik.Nehand livestock

Lemma: מִקְנֶה (miq.neh) · Strong's: H4735

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: livestock

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 30:29, Genesis 31:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4735; TAHOT Genesis 4:20 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Adah	→	עָדָה H5711G Adah
gave birth to	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
Jabal	→	יָבָל H2989 Jabal
he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the father	→	אָב H0001G father
of those who dwell	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in tents	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
and [raise] livestock	→	מִקְנֶה H4735 livestock

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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