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And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: (KJV)
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וַֽיְחִי\־vay.chi-and he lived
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 1
לֶ֗מֶךְLe.mekhLamech
Lemma: לֶ֫מֶךְ (le.mekh) · Strong's: H3929H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Lamech
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:28, Genesis 5:31, 1 Chronicles 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3929H; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 2
אַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 3
הוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.Dofathered he
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
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 5:30 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 5:30 word 5
נֹ֔חַNo.achNoah
Lemma: נֹחַ (no.ach) · Strong's: H5146
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Noah
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5146; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 6
חָמֵ֤שׁcha.Meshfive
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 7
וְתִשְׁעִים֙ve.tish.'Imand ninety
Lemma: תִּשְׁעִים (tish.im) · Strong's: H8673
Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)
Meaning: ninety
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 5:9, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:24, 1 Samuel 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8673; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 8
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 9
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.Meshand five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 10
מֵאֹ֖תme.'Othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 11
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 12
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fathered
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 5:30 word 13
בָּנִ֖יםba.Nimsons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 14
וּבָנֽוֹת\׃u.va.Notand daughters
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 5:30 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| he had become the father of | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Noah | → | נֹחַ H5146 Noah |
| Lamech | → | לֶ֫מֶךְ H3929H Lamech |
| lived | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| 595 | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| . . . | → | תִּשְׁעִים H8673 ninety |
| . . . | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| and had [other] | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
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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