Genesis 4:21 Go deeper

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (KJV)

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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 4:21 word 1

אָחִ֖יו'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 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 2

יוּבָ֑לyu.Val[was] Jubal

Lemma: יוּבָ֑ל (yu.val) · Strong's: H3106

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jubal

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3106; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 3

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 4:21 word 4

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 4:21 word 5

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 4:20, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 10:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 6

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 7

תֹּפֵ֥שׂto.Fesplayer of

Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610

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

Meaning: to capture

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19, Deuteronomy 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 8

כִּנּ֖וֹרki.Norharp

Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658

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

Meaning: lyre

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 9

וְעוּגָֽב\׃ve.'u.Gavand flute

Lemma: עוּגָב (u.gav) · Strong's: H5748

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

Meaning: pipe

Used 4 times. Also: Job 21:12, Job 30:31, Psalms 150:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5748; TAHOT Genesis 4:21 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

And his brother’s	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
[was] Jubal	→	יוּבָ֑ל H3106 Jubal
he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the father	→	אָב H0001G father
of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
who play	→	תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture
the harp	→	כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre
and flute	→	עוּגָב H5748 pipe

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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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