Genesis 4:22 Go deeper
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And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (KJV)
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וְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.Lahand Zillah
Lemma: צִלָּה (tsil.lah) · Strong's: H6741
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Zillah
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6741; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 1
גַם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 2
הִ֗ואhi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
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 4:22 word 3
יָֽלְדָה֙yal.Dahshe bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 4
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 4:22 word 5
תּ֣וּבַלTu.valTubal-
Lemma: תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) · Strong's: H8423
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tubal-cain
Used 4 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8423; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 6
קַ֔יִןKa.yinCain
Lemma: תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) · Strong's: H8423
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tubal-cain
Used 4 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8423; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 7
לֹטֵ֕שׁlo.Tesha sharpener of
Lemma: לָטַשׁ (la.tash) · Strong's: H3913
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to sharpen
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:20, Job 16:9, Psalms 7:12, Psalms 52:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3913; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 8
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 4:22 word 9
חֹרֵ֥שׁcho.Reshworker of
Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to plow/plot
Used 27 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14, 1 Kings 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 10
נְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3, Exodus 27:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 11
וּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.Zeland iron
Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 76 times. Also: Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 12
וַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.Chotand [was] [the] sister of
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 24:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 13
תּֽוּבַל\־tu.val-Tubal-
Lemma: תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) · Strong's: H8423
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tubal-cain
Used 4 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8423; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 14
קַ֖יִןKa.yinCain
Lemma: תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) · Strong's: H8423
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tubal-cain
Used 4 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8423; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 15
נַֽעֲמָֽה\׃Na.'a.MahNaamah
Lemma: נַעֲמָה (na.a.mah) · Strong's: H5279G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Naamah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5279G; TAHOT Genesis 4:22 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Zillah | → | צִלָּה H6741 Zillah |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| gave birth to | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Tubal-cain | → | תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן H8423 Tubal-cain |
| a forger | → | לָטַשׁ H3913 to sharpen |
| of every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| implement | → | H2794 |
| of bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| and iron | → | בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron |
| And the sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| of Tubal-cain | → | תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן H8423 Tubal-cain |
| [was] Naamah | → | נַעֲמָה H5279G Naamah |
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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