Genesis 9:20 Go deeper
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And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: (KJV)
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וַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.cheland he began
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to profane/begin: begin
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54, Genesis 44:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Genesis 9:20 word 1
נֹ֖חַNo.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 9:20 word 2
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 9:20 word 3
הָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 9:20 word 4
וַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'and he planted
Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to plant
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Genesis 9:20 word 5
כָּֽרֶם\׃Ka.rema vineyard
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4, Numbers 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Genesis 9:20 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now Noah | → | נֹחַ H5146 Noah |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of the soil | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| proceeded | → | חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin |
| to plant | → | נָטַע H5193 to plant |
| a vineyard | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
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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