And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And ſhe againe bare his brother † Abel, and Abel was a † keeper of ſheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
אֲדָמָה , feminine noun, ʾadama — ground, land (value 50)
H127,
אֲדָמָה ʼădâmâh, ad-aw-maw'; from H119; soil (from its general redness):—country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.ground, land
ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
piece of ground, a specific plot of land
earth substance (for building or constructing)
ground as earth's visible surface
land, territory, country
whole inhabited earth
city in Naphtali
Used in 211 Verses, 28 Books 225  Occurrence Count
אָח , masculine noun, ʾah — a brother (value 9)
H251,
אָח ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.brother
brother of same parents
half-brother (same father)
relative, kinship, same tribe
each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
(fig.) of resemblance
Used in 572 Verses, 33 Books 628  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 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].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
הֶבֶל , proper masculine noun, hevel — the second son of Adam (value 37)
H1893,
הֶבֶל Hebel, heh'-bel; the same as H1892; Hebel, the son of Adam:—Abel.Abel = "breath"
second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
Used in 5 Verses, 1 Book 8  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
יָלַד , verb, yalad — to bear, bring forth, beget (value 44)
H3205,
יָלַד yâlad, 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).to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail
(Qal)
to bear, bring forth
of child birth
of distress (simile)
of wicked (behaviour)
to beget
(Niphal) to be born
(Piel)
to cause or help to bring forth
to assist or tend as a midwife
midwife (participle)
(Pual) to be born
(Hiphil)
to beget (a child)
to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
(Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
(Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Used in 403 Verses, 28 Books 494  Occurrence Count
יָסַף , verb, yasaf — to add (value 150)
H3254,
יָסַף yâçaph, yaw-saf'; a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing):—add, × again, × any more, × cease, × come more, conceive again, continue, exceed, × further, × gather together, get more, give more-over, × henceforth, increase (more and more), join, × longer (bring, do, make, much, put), × (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, × yet, yield.to add, increase, do again
(Qal) to add, increase, do again
(Niphal)
to join, join oneself to
to be joined, be added to
(Hiphil)
to cause to add, increase
to do more, do again
Used in 205 Verses, 31 Books 209  Occurrence Count
עָבַד , verb, ʿavad — to work, serve (value 76)
H5647,
עָבַד ʻâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:—× be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,to work, serve
(Qal)
to labour, work, do work
to work for another, serve another by labour
to serve as subjects
to serve (God)
to serve (with Levitical service)
(Niphal)
to be worked, be tilled (of land)
to make oneself a servant
(Pual) to be worked
(Hiphil)
to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
to cause to serve as subjects
(Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve
Used in 262 Verses, 25 Books 289  Occurrence Count
צֹאן , collective feminine noun, tzon — small cattle, sheep and goats, flock (value 141)
H6629,
צֹאן tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):—(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)
of multitude (simile)
of multitude (metaphor)
Used in 247 Verses, 30 Books 272  Occurrence Count
קַיִן , proper gentilic noun, proper masculine noun, kayin — a city in S. Judah (value 160)
H7014,
קַיִן Qayin, kah'-yin; the same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe:—Cain, Kenite(-s).proper masculine noun
Cain = "possession"
eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel
proper gentilic noun
Kenite = "smiths"
the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai
Used in 15 Verses, 3 Books 18  Occurrence Count
רָעָה , verb, raʿa — to pasture, tend, graze (value 275)
H7462,
רָעָה râʻâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):—× break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.to pasture, tend, graze, feed
(Qal)
to tend, pasture
to shepherd
of ruler, teacher (fig)
of people as flock (fig)
shepherd, herdsman (subst)
to feed, graze
of cows, sheep etc (literal)
of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
(Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
(Qal) to associate with
(Hithpael) to be companions
(Piel) to be a special friend
Used in 139 Verses, 25 Books 159  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 4:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה׃ |
| Verse #82 (Ch. #4) — 14 words, 46 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And she again |
H3254yasaf |
יָסַף |
150 |
| bare |
H3205yalad |
יָלַד |
44 |
| his brother |
H251ʾah |
אָח |
9 |
| Abel. |
H1893hevel |
הֶבֶל |
37 |
| And Abel |
H1893hevel |
הֶבֶל |
37 |
| was a keeper |
H7462raʿa |
רָעָה |
275 |
| of sheep, |
H6629tzon |
צֹאן |
141 |
| but Cain |
H7014kayin |
קַיִן |
160 |
| was a tiller |
H5647ʿavad |
עָבַד |
76 |
| of the ground. |
H127ʾadama |
אֲדָמָה |
50 |
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