Genesis 9:18 Go deeper
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And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. (KJV)
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וַיִּֽהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 9:18 word 1
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 9:18 word 2
נֹ֗חַNo.achNoah
Lemma: נֹחַ (no.ach) · Strong's: H5146
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Noah
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 5:30, Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5146; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 3
הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙hai.yo.tze.'Imwho came out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 4
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 5
הַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.Vahthe ark
Lemma: תֵּבָה (te.vah) · Strong's: H8392
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8392; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 6
שֵׁ֖םshemShem
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8035
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shem
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8035; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 7
וְחָ֣םve.Chamand Ham
Lemma: חָם (cham) · Strong's: H2526G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ham
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2526G; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 8
וָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetand Japheth
Lemma: יֶ֫פֶת (ye.phet) · Strong's: H3315
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Japheth
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 10:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3315; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 9
וְחָ֕םve.Chamand Ham
Lemma: חָם (cham) · Strong's: H2526G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ham
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2526G; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 10
ה֖וּאhu'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 9:18 word 11
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[was] [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 4:21, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 10:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 12
כְנָֽעַן\׃khe.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667G; TAHOT Genesis 9:18 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Noah | → | נֹחַ H5146 Noah |
| who came out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the ark | → | תֵּבָה H8392 ark |
| were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| Shem | → | שֵׁם H8035 Shem |
| Ham | → | חָם H2526G Ham |
| and Japheth | → | יֶ֫פֶת H3315 Japheth |
| And Ham | → | חָם H2526G Ham |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was the father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667G Canaan |
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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