And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of ſuch as dwell in tents, and of ſuch as haue cattell.
אָב , masculine noun, ʾav — father (value 3)
H1,
אָב ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.father of an individual
of God as father of his people
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
ancestor
grandfather, forefathers — of person
of people
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
of producer, generator (fig.)
of benevolence and protection (fig.)
term of respect and honour
ruler or chief (spec.)
Used in 1059 Verses, 31 Books 1207  Occurrence Count
אֹהֶל , masculine noun, ʾohel — a tent (value 36)
H168,
אֹהֶל ʼôhel, o'-hel; from H166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance):—covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.tent
nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience
dwelling, home, habitation
the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle)
Used in 314 Verses, 26 Books 345  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
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  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
יָבָל , proper masculine noun, yaval — a son of Lamech (value 42)
H2989,
יָבָל Yâbâl, yaw-bawl'; the same as H2988; Jabal, an antediluvian:—Jabal.Jabal = "stream of water"
the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  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
יָשַׁב , verb, yashav — to sit, remain, dwell (value 312)
H3427,
יָשַׁב yâshab, yaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.to dwell, remain, sit, abide
(Qal)
to sit, sit down
to be set
to remain, stay
to dwell, have one's abode
(Niphal) to be inhabited
(Piel) to set, place
(Hiphil)
to cause to sit
to cause to abide, set
to cause to dwell
to cause (cities) to be inhabited
to marry (give an dwelling to)
(Hophal)
to be inhabited
to make to dwell
Used in 977 Verses, 38 Books 1078  Occurrence Count
מִקְנֶה , masculine noun, mikneh — cattle (value 195)
H4735,
מִקְנֶה miqneh, mik-neh'; from H7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition:—cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.cattle, livestock
cattle, livestock
in general of a purchasable domestic animal
cows, sheep, goats (in herds and flocks)
Used in 64 Verses, 16 Books 76  Occurrence Count
עָדָה , proper feminine noun, ʿada — two non-Israelite women (value 79)
H5711,
עָדָה ʻÂdâh, aw-daw'; from H5710; ornament; Adah, the name of two women:—Adah.Adah = "ornament"
the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal
a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz
also called 'Bashemath'
Used in 8 Verses, 1 Book 8  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 4:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶת־יָבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And Adah |
H5711ʿada |
עָדָה |
79 |
| bare |
H3205yalad |
יָלַד |
44 |
| Jabal: |
H2989yaval |
יָבָל |
42 |
| he was the father |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| of such as dwell |
H3427yashav |
יָשַׁב |
312 |
| in tents, |
H168ʾohel |
אֹהֶל |
36 |
| and of such as have cattle. |
H4735mikneh |
מִקְנֶה |
195 |
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