Genesis 4:19

And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:19
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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)

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֥וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה׃

  1. וַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “marry” · Strong's H3947I
  2. ל֥וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  3. לֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekh“Lamech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לֶ֫מֶךְ · “Lamech” · Strong's H3929G
  4. שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei“two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  5. נָשִׁ֑יםna.Shim“wives”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  6. שֵׁ֤םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  7. הָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.Chat“the one”
    Definite article + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  8. עָדָ֔ה'a.Dah“[was] Adah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from עָדָה · “Adah” · Strong's H5711G
  9. וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  10. הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nit“the second”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  11. צִלָּֽה׃tzi.Lah“[was] Zillah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from צִלָּה · “Zillah” · Strong's H6741
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)