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Genesis 4:21

And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
Genesis 4:21
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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)

וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל־תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב׃

  1. וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  2. אָחִ֖יו'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  3. יוּבָ֑לyu.Val“[was] Jubal”
    Noun, proper name of a man · “Jubal” · Strong's H3106
  4. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. הָיָ֔הha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. אֲבִ֕י'a.Vi“[the] father of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  7. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. תֹּפֵ֥שׂto.Fes“player of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from תָּפַשׂ · “to capture” · Strong's H8610
  9. כִּנּ֖וֹרki.Nor“harp”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּנּוֹר · “lyre” · Strong's H3658
  10. וְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.Gav“and flute”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוּגָב · “pipe” · Strong's H5748
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)