Genesis 22:23 — Word Study
WLCוּבְתוּאֵ֖ל יָלַ֣ד אֶת־ רִבְקָ֑ה שְׁמֹנָ֥ה אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָלְדָ֣ה מִלְכָּ֔ה לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃
BSA◂And BethuelBᵉthûwʼêl [the father of a multitude, man of God] became the father ofyâlad■ [begat, gave birth to] RebekahRibqâh [a person of ensnaring beauty] MilcahMilkâh [queen, counsel] boreyâlad■ theseʼêl-leh [specific, aforementioned] eight [sons]shᵉmôneh to Abraham’sʼAbrâhâm [the father of a multitude, a friend of God] brotherʼâch [close relative, male sibling] NahorNâchôwr [rest, comfort]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וּבְתוּאֵ֖ל | and Bethuel | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| יָלַ֣ד | he fathered | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| רִבְקָ֑ה | Rebekah | Noun proper feminine |
| שְׁמֹנָ֥ה | eight [sons] | Adj |
| אֵ֙לֶּה֙ | these | Particle |
| יָלְדָ֣ה | she bore | Verb, Qal, perfect third person feminine singular |
| מִלְכָּ֔ה | Milcah | Noun proper feminine |
| לְנָח֖וֹר | to Nahor | Preposition, noun proper masculine |
| אֲחִ֥י | [the] brother of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| אַבְרָהָֽם׃ | Abraham | Noun proper masculine |
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| BSB | And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. |
| KJV | And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. |
| ASV | And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. |
| YLT | and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother; |
| WEB | Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. |
| BBE | Bethuel was the father of Rebekah: these eight were the children of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother. |
Where they part company is minimal; all versions agree on the main actions and subjects of the verse.
The verse contains two main clauses, each detailing the actions of Bethuel and Milcah, with subordinate phrases clarifying the subjects.
6 commentators on this verse
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subjectבְּתוּאֵל
verbיָלַד
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Deep Study — Genesis 22:23
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Context — The Lineage of Abrahamgenerated
Genesis 22:23 outlines the family connections of Abraham, focusing on his brother Nahor and the birth of Rebekah, a significant figure in the biblical narrative. This verse establishes Rebekah's lineage, which is crucial for understanding her role in the story of Isaac and the broader narrative of the patriarchs.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 24:15–24 | Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. |
| 2 | Genesis 25:20 | and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. |
| 3 | Genesis 28:2–5 | “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. |
| 4 | Genesis 24:51–60 | Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.” |
| 5 | Romans 9:10 | Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יָלַד, ya.Ladgenerated
The verb יָלַד (*yalad*) means to give birth or beget, indicating the act of bringing forth offspring. It encompasses both the physical act of childbirth and the declaration of lineage, as seen throughout the genealogies in the Bible.
In this verse, it specifically refers to Bethuel fathering Rebekah and Milcah bearing eight sons, emphasizing the continuation of family lines. The parsing as a perfect third person masculine singular verb indicates a completed action in the past.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb יָלַד, he fathered, governs the main clause, with two noun phrases as objects: רִבְקָה, Rebekah, and אֵלֶּה, these. The structure highlights the relationships within the family.
The word order places emphasis on Bethuel and Milcah, indicating their roles in the lineage of Abraham. The sentence flows from the subject to the actions, creating a clear genealogical statement.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יָלַד as ἐγέννησεν, which also means 'he fathered' or 'he begot.' This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, preserving the focus on lineage and birth.
The translation reflects the continuity of the family line, emphasizing the importance of these relationships in the biblical narrative.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Genesis 22:23 tells us that Bethuel became the father of Rebekah, who is a key figure in the story of Isaac. Milcah, Bethuel's wife, bore eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother. This verse highlights the family connections that are important in the biblical narrative.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel and the wife of Isaac, making her a significant matriarch in the biblical story.
Bethuel means 'man of God' or 'dweller in God,' reflecting his role in the biblical narrative.
Milcah bore eight sons to Nahor, as mentioned in this verse.
Nahor is Abraham's brother, and his descendants play a role in the broader narrative of the patriarchs, including the lineage leading to Rebekah.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn from the family connections presented in this verse?
- How does understanding Rebekah's lineage help us appreciate her role in the biblical narrative?
- What significance do names carry in the genealogies of the Bible?
- In what ways do the relationships in this verse reflect the importance of family in the biblical context?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Genesis 22:23 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Bethuel begat Rebekah,.... Who was to be and was the wife of Isaac; and, for the sake of her genealogy, the above account is given, as Aben Ezra observes, and so Jarchi; and this is observed to
Read John Gill on Genesis 22 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; It was told Abraham ... Milcah, she hath also born
Read Robert Jamieson on Genesis 22 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsGenesis 22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’ s brother.Ver. 23. And Bethuel begat Rebekah.] Rebekah is born; Sarah dies: thus one generation passeth, and another cometh. Our children are the Danes that drive us out of the country.
Read John Trapp on Genesis 22 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 23. Bethuel begat Rebekah] Who afterward became the wife of Isaac.
Read AdamClarke on Genesis 22 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges23. Bethuel] See Genesis 24:15. Rebekah] See chap. 24. No place, or clan, of this name is mentioned in the O.T.
Read Cambridge on Genesis 22 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible23. Bethuel begat Rebekah — Compare Genesis 24:15. The purpose of inserting this genealogy here seems to have been to prepare the way for the narrative of Isaac’s marriage to Rebekah.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Genesis 22 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
(Now Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) These were the eight sons Milcah bore to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Tyndale line
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor Abraham's brother.
And Bethuel begate Rebekah: these eight did Milcah beare to Nahor Abrahams brother.
Strictly literal
(And Bethuel begot Rebecca.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;
and Bethuel has begotten Rebekah”; Milcah has borne these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother;
And Bethuel begat Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nachor, Abraham's brother.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These were the eight children that Milkah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
From the Latin
And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: These eight did Melcha bear to Nachor Abraham’s brother.
Simplified
(Bethuel was Rebekah's father.) Milcah had these eight sons for Abraham's brother Nahor.
Bethuel was the father of Rebekah: these eight were the children of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in this verse, with 9 of the 11 words matched. However, the Samaritan Pentateuch differs by using the word הוליד (to bear) instead of יָלַד, indicating a variation in the understanding of the verb's meaning.
וּבְתוּאֵ֖ל יָלַ֣ד אֶת־ רִבְקָ֑ה שְׁמֹנָ֥ה אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָלְדָ֣ה מִלְכָּ֔ה לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃
9 of the 11 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ובתואל הוליד את רבקה שׁמנה אלה ילדה מלכה לנחור אחי אברהם
1 word differs from the Masoretic Text: הוליד (bear)
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Genesis 22:23
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
בְּתוּאֵל (Bethuel) refers to both a person and a place. As a person, he is the son of Nahor and Milcah, a nephew of Abraham, and the father of Rebekah and Laban. The name can mean 'destroyed of God' or 'man of God.' Additionally, there is a location named Bethuel in Simeon. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement.
H1328a בְּתוּאֵל son of Nahor H1328b בְּתוּאֵל in Simeon
1328 Bthuw'el beth-oo-ale'
apparently from the same as 1326 and 410; destroyed of God;
Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in
Palestine:--Bethuel. Compare 1329.
see HEBREW for 01326
see HEBREW for 0410
see HEBREW for 01329
בְּתוּאֵל (be.tu.el) — Bethuel.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.22;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435);
brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Tebah (H2875);
half-brother of: Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601);
father of: Rebekah (H7259) and Laban (H3837A)
§ Bethuel = "God destroys" or "man of God" or "dweller in God"
nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor by Milcah, father of Rebekah
בְּתוּאֵל (be.tu.el) — Bethuel.
§ Bethuel = "God destroys" or "man of God" or "dweller in God"
a town of Simeon in the south
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
Bethuel
Man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God. (1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Gen. 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24, 47). He appears in person only once (24:50).
(2.) A southern city of Judah (1 Chr. 4:30); called also Bethul (Josh. 19:4) and Bethel (12:16; 1 Sam. 30:27).
(dweller in God), the son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah, (Genesis 22:22,23; 24:15,24,47; 28:2) In (Genesis 25:20) and (Genesis 28:5) he is called "Bethuel the Syrian."
filiation of God
→ Son of Nahor, father of Rebekah Ge 22:22,23; 24:15,24; 25:20; 28:2,5
The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
bear, bring forth
less often beget
of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
beget (a father a child)
bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
base
H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth
. less often beget
. of both parents
. be born
. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
. be born
. . beget (a father a child)
. bear
. day of one's being born = birthday
. declared their pedigree
3205 yalad yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;
medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring
forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be
delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,
labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be
the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.
1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
רִבְקָה (Ribqah) refers to Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel and wife of Isaac, who is also the mother of Esau and Jacob. The name is linked to the idea of being ensnared, possibly reflecting her beauty. She is first mentioned in Genesis 22:23, and her familial connections include her brother Laban.
רִבְקָה 30 n.pr.f. Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel and wife of Isaac
base
H7259 רִבְקָה Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel and wife of Isaac
7259 Ribqah rib-kaw'
from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the
fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac:--
Rebekah.
רִבְקָה (riv.qah) — Rebekah.
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.23;
daughter of: Bethuel (H1328A);
sister of: Laban (H3837A); married to Isaac (H3327);
mother of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478)
Also named: Rhebekka (Ῥεβέκκα "Rebekah" G4479)
§ Rebekah = "ensnarer"
daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob
N-proper — Noun proper feminineHNpf
re-bek'-a (ribhqah; Septuagint and New Testament Rhebekka, whence the usual English spelling Rebecca): Daughter of Bethuel and an unknown mother, grand-daughter of Nahor and Milcah, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and Jacob.
Her name is usually explained from the Arabic, rabqat, "a tie-rope for animals," or, rather, "a noose" in such a rope; its application would then by figure suggest the beauty (?) of her that bears it, by means of which men are snared or bound; The root is found in Hebrew only in the noun meaning "hitching-place" or "stall," in the familiar phrase "fatted calf" or "calf of the stall," and in view of the meaning of such names as Rachel and Eglah the name Rebekah might well mean (concrete for abstract, like riqmah, chemdah, etc.) a "tied-up calf" (or "lamb"?), one therefore peculiarly choice and fat.
Rebekah
A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen. 24-27. “She can hardly be regarded as an amiable woman. When we first see her she is ready to leave her father’s house for ever at an hour’s notice; and her future life showed not only a full share of her brother Laban’s duplicity, but the grave fault of partiality in her relations to her children, and a strong will, which soon controlled the gentler nature of her husband.” The time and circumstances of her death are not recorded, but it is said that she was buried in the cave of Machpelah (Gen. 49:31).
(ensnarer), daughter of Bethuel, (Genesis 22:23) and sister of Laban, married to Isaac. She is first presented to us in (Genesis 24:1) ... where the beautiful story of her marriage is related. (B.C. 1857.) For nineteen years she was childless: then Esau and Jacob were born, the younger being the mother’s companion and favorite. (Genesis 25:19-28) Rebekah suggested the deceit that was practiced by Jacob on his blind father. She directed and aided him in carrying it out, foresaw the probable consequence of Esau’s anger, and prevented it by moving Isaac to send Jacob away to Padan-aram, (Genesis 27:1) ... to her own kindred. (
A daughter of Bethuel, and sister of Laban in Mesopotamia, who became the wife of Isaac, and twenty years afterwards the mother of Jacob and Esau. The manner in which she was sought and obtained as the wife of Isaac, exhibits a striking picture of oriental manners and customs. Through her partiality for Jacob, she was tempted into the use of unjustifiable means to secure for him the inheritance, not having faith to leave to God the fulfilment of his own purposes, Ge 25:22,23. Her deceit led to disastrous results: Jacob fled from home; and when he returned from Mesopotamia twenty years afterwards, his mother lay buried in the cave of Machpelah, Ge 24:1-28:22 49:31.
שְׁמֹנֶה (shmoneh) means 'eight' and can also denote 'eighth' as an ordinal number. It is derived from the idea of plumpness, suggesting a surplus beyond seven, which is considered a perfect number. The term appears in various contexts, including combinations with other numbers.
שְׁמֹנֶה, (less oft. שְׁמוֹנֶה), שְׁמֹנָה 109 n.m. et f. eight
base
H8083 שְׁמֹנֶה, (less oft. שְׁמוֹנֶה), שְׁמֹנָה eight
8083 shmoneh shem-o-neh'
or shmowneh {shem-o-neh'}; feminine shmonah {shem-o-naw'}; or
shmownah {shem-o-naw'}; apparently from 8082 through the idea
of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above
the "perfect" seven); also (as ordinal)
eighth:--eight((-een, -eenth)), eighth.
see HEBREW for 08082
שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) — eight.
1) eight, eighth
1a) eight (as cardinal number)
1b) eighth (as ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
Adj — AdjHAcbsa
אֵ֫לֶּה (el-leh) means 'these' and is used in various grammatical contexts, often in apposition to a noun with a pronoun suffix. It can appear with or without the definite article and is sometimes paired with other terms like וְאֵלֶּה (and these). The word conveys a sense of proximity or specification, referring to particular items or people.
אֵ֫לֶּה pr.pl.m. & f. these
in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)
repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those
with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)
with preps.
base
H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these . in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)
. repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those
. with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)
. with preps.
428 'el-leh ale'-leh
prolonged from 411; these or those:--an- (the) other; one
sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those,
thus, which, who(-m).
see HEBREW for 0411
אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) — these.
1) these
1a) used before antecedent
1b) used following antecedent
Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)
Pron — ParticleHTm
The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
bear, bring forth
less often beget
of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
beget (a father a child)
bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
base
H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth
. less often beget
. of both parents
. be born
. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
. be born
. . beget (a father a child)
. bear
. day of one's being born = birthday
. declared their pedigree
3205 yalad yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;
medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring
forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be
delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,
labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be
the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.
1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
V-Qal-Perf-3fs — Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singularHVqp3fs
bor: According to the Book of the Covenant (Ex 20:20-23:33) a slave whom his master had purchased was to be released after six years. Should he choose to remain in his master's service a religious ceremony was necessary to ratify his decision. "Then his master shall bring him unto God" (better than "unto the judges" of the King James Version), "and shall bring him to the door, or unto the doorpost; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl" (Ex 21:6). It is highly improbable that "unto God" means "to a sanctuary"; for there was no special reason for performing this ceremony near the door of a sanctuary. On the other hand the entrance to a private house was a sacred spot. According to primitive thinking near the door dwelt the household gods whose function it was to…
מִלְכָּה (Milkah) refers to a name meaning 'queen.' It identifies two notable women: one is the wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran, who had eight children; the other is the daughter of Zelophehad from the tribe of Manasseh. The entries highlight her familial connections, with the first mention in Genesis 11:29 and the second in Numbers 26:33.
מִלְכָּה n.pr.f.
wife of Nahor
daughter of Zelophehad (of Manasseh)
base
H4435 מִלְכָּה . wife of Nahor
. daughter of Zelophehad (of Manasseh)
4435 Milkah mil-kaw'
a form of 4436; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of
an Israelite:--Milcah.
see HEBREW for 04436
מִלְכָּה (mil.kah) — Milcah.
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.29;
daughter of: Haran (H2039);
sister of: Lot (H3876) and Iscah (H3252); married to Nahor (H5152H);
mother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A)
§ Milcah = "queen"
1) daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham's brother, to whom she bore 8 children
2) a daughter of Zelophehad and granddaughter of Manasseh
מִלְכָּה (mil.kah) — Milcah.
A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;
daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765);
sister of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295) and Tirzah (H8656)
§ Milcah = "queen"
1) daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham's brother, to whom she bore 8 children
N-proper — Noun proper feminineHNpf
mil'-ka (milkah; Melcha):
(1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah (Ge 11:29; 22:20-23; 24:15,24,47).
(2) Daughter of Zelophehad (Nu 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Jos 17:3). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name.
(queen or counsel). Daughter of Haran and wife of her uncle Nahor, Abraham’s brother, to whom she bore eight children. (Genesis 11:29; 22:20,23; 24:15,24,47) The fourth daughter of Zelophehad. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3)
queen
נָחוֹר (Nachowr) refers to Nahor, a biblical figure associated with the Patriarchs. He is identified as both the father of Terah and the grandfather of Abraham, as well as the son of Serug. The name is linked to the meaning 'snorting.' The entries note his family connections, including his brother Abraham and his marriage to Milcah.
נָחוֹר n.pr.m.
father of Teraḥ
son of Teraḥ and brother of Abr.
base
H5152 נָחוֹר . father of Teraḥ
. son of Teraḥ and brother of Abr.
5152 Nachowr naw-khore'
from the same as 5170; snorer; Nochor, the name of the
grandfather and a brother of Abraham:--Nahor.
see HEBREW for 05170
נָחוֹר (na.chor) — Nahor.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.22;
son of: Serug (H8286);
father of: Terah (H8646)
Also named: Nachōr (Ναχώρ "Nahor" G3493)
§ Nahor = "snorting"
1) son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham
2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham
נָחוֹר (na.chor) — Nahor.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
son of: Terah (H8646);
brother of: Abraham (H0085), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283); married to Milcah (H4435) and Reumah (H7208);
father of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044), Bethuel (H1328A), Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601)
§ Nahor = "snorting"
1) son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham
2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculineHR/Npm
na'-hor (nachor; in the New Testament Nachor):e representative of Naphtali among the 12 spies (Nu 13:14).
(1) Son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham (Ge 11:22-25; 1Ch 1:26).
(2) Son of Terah and brother of Abraham (Ge 11:26,27,29; 22:20,23; 24:15,24,47; 29:5; Jos 24:2).
Nahor
Snorting. (1.) The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Gen. 11:22-25; Luke 3:34).
(2.) A son of Terah, and elder brother of Abraham (Gen. 11:26, 27; Josh. 24:2, R.V.). He married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran, and remained in the land of his nativity on the east of the river Euphrates at Haran (Gen. 11:27-32). A correspondence was maintained between the family of Abraham in Canaan and the relatives in the old ancestral home at Haran till the time of Jacob. When Jacob fled from Haran all intercourse between the two branches of the family came to an end (
(snorting), the name of two persons in the family of Abraham. His grandfather; the son of Serug and father of Terah. (Genesis 11:22-25) (B.C. 2174.) Grandson of the preceding son of Terah and brother of Abraham and Haran. (Genesis 11:26,27) (B.C. 2000.) The order of the ages of the family of Terah is not improbably inverted in the narrative; in which case Nahor instead of being younger than Abraham, was really older. He married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran; and when Abraham and Lot migrated to Canaan, Nahor remained behind in the land of his birth, on the eastern side of the Euphrates.
1. Son of Serug, and father of Terah, Ge 11:22-25 Lu 3:34.
2. Son of Terah, and brother of Abraham and Haran. He married Milcah his niece in Ur of the Chaldees, Ge 11:26,29, but seems to have transferred his residence to Haran, Ge 24:10 27:43. He had twelve sons, and among them Bethuel the father of Rebekah, Ge 22:20-24.
אָח (ach) means 'brother' and encompasses a broad range of relationships, including literal siblings, half-brothers, and metaphorical kinship. It can refer to any male relative or compatriot, and it may also imply resemblance or reciprocal relationships. The term is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, highlighting both familial and figurative connections.
אָח 630 n.m. brother
brother, born of same mother (& father)
indef. = relative
fig. of resemblance
in phr. one … another
base
H251 אָח brother
251 'ach awkh
a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of
literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance
(like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
see HEBREW for 01
אָח (ach) — brother: male-sibling.
: male-sibling
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
אָח (ach) — brother: male-relative.
: male-relative
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
אָח (ach) — brother: compatriot.
: compatriot
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
The Hebrew word אַבְרָם (*Abram*) refers to the biblical figure later known as אַבְרָהָם (*Abraham*), meaning 'father of a multitude.' He is first mentioned in Genesis 11:26 as the son of Terah and is notable for being the patriarch of the Hebrew nation through God's covenant. The name reflects his role as a significant ancestor.
אַבְרָם n.pr.m. (id., Thes al. exalted father) Abram = אַבְרָהָם Abraham
base
H85 אַבְרָם Abram = אַבְרָהָם Abraham
85 'Abraham ab-raw-hawm'
contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be
populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of
Abram:--Abraham.
see HEBREW for 01
אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) — Abraham.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
son of: Terah (H8646);
brother of: Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283); married to Sarah (H8283), Hagar (H1904) and Keturah (H6989);
father of: Ishmael (H3458), Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Abram at Gen.11.26--17.5; 2x
§ Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"
friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
a'-bra-ham:
I. NAME 1. Various Forms 2. Etymology 3. Association II. KINDRED III. CAREER 1. Period of Wandering 2. Period of Residence at Hebron 3. Period of Residence in the Negeb IV. CONDITIONS OF LIFE 1. Economic Conditions 2. Social Conditions 3. Political Conditions 4. Cultural Conditions V. CHARACTER 1. Religious Beliefs 2. Morality 3. Personal Traits VI. SIGNIFICANCE IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGION 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the New Testament 3. In Jewish Tradition 4. In the Koran VII. INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STORY OTHER THAN HISTORICAL 1. The Allegorical Interpretation 2. The Personification Theory 3. The Mythical Theory 4. The "Saga" Theory
I. Name.
1. Various Forms:
In the Old Testament, when applied, to the patriarch, the name appears as 'abhram, up to Ge 17:5; thereafter always as 'abhraham. Two other persons are named 'abhiram.…
Abraham
Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto dwelt, and went some 300 miles north to Haran, where he abode fifteen years. The cause of his migration was a call from God (Acts 7:2-4). There is no mention of this first call in the Old Testament; it is implied, however, in Gen. 12. While they tarried at Haran, Terah died at the age of 205 years. Abram now received a second and more definite call, accompanied by a promise from God (Gen.…
(father of a multitude) was the son of Terah, and founder of the great Hebrew nation. (B.C. 1996-1822.) His family, a branch of the descendants of Shem, was settled in Ur of the Chaldees, beyond the Euphrates, where Abraham was born. Terah had two other sons, Nahor and Haran. Haran died before his father in Ur of the Chaldees, leaving a son, Lot; and Terah, taking with him Abram, with Sarai his wife and his grandson Lot, emigrated to Haran in Mesopotamia, where he died. On the death of his father, Abram, then in the 75th year of his age, with Sarai and Lot, pursued his course to the land of Canaan, whither he was directed by divine command, (Genesis 12:5) when he received the general promise that he should become the founder of a great nation, and that all the families of the earth should be blessed in him. He passed through the…
Father of a multitude, Ge 17:4,5; the great founder of the Jewish nation. He was a son of Terah, a descendant of Shem, and born in Ur, a city of Chaldea, A.M. 2008, B. C. 1996, Ge 11:27,28. Here he lived seventy years, when at the call of God he left his idolatrous kindred, and removed to Haran, in Mesopotamia, Ac 7:2-4, accompanied by his father, his wife Sarai, his brother Nahor, and his nephew Lot. A few years after, having buried his father, he again removed at the call of God, with his wife and nephew, and entered the land of promise as a nomad or wandering shepherd. Sojourning for a time at Shechem, he built here, as was his custom, an alter to the Lord, who appeared to him, and promised that land to his seed. Removing…