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Genesis 38:5

Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
Genesis 38:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֹּ֤סֶף עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה בִכְזִ֖יב בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃

  1. וַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sef“and she repeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָסַף · “again” · Strong's H3254G
  2. עוֹד֙'Od“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  3. וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.led“and she bore”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  4. בֵּ֔ןBen“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'“and she called”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  8. שֵׁלָ֑הshe.Lah“Shelah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֵׁלָה · “Shelah” · Strong's H7956
  9. וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yah“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. בִכְזִ֖יבvikh.Ziv“in Kezib”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּזִיב · “Chezib” · Strong's H3580
  11. בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.Tah“when bore she”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  12. אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)