And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
And Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues: the name of Abrams wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iſcah.
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
אַבְרָם , proper masculine noun, ʾavram — "exalted father", the original name of Abraham (value 243)
H87,
אַבְרָם ʼAbrâm, ab-rawm'; contracted from H48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham:—Abram.Abram = "exalted father"
original name of Abraham
Used in 50 Verses, 3 Books 61  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
בַּת , feminine noun, proper feminine noun, bat — daughter (value 402)
H1323,
בַּת bath, bath; from H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively):—apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.feminine noun
daughter
daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
as polite address
proper feminine noun
as designation of women of a particular place
as personification
daughter-villages
description of character
young women, women
Used in 498 Verses, 34 Books 583  Occurrence Count
הָרָן , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, haran — "mountaineer", a brother of Abram, also an Israelite (value 255)
H2039,
הָרָן Hârân, haw-rawn'; perhaps from H2022; mountaineer; Haran, the name of two men:—Haran.proper masculine noun
Haran = "mountaineer"
youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees
a Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei
a son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah
proper locative noun
name of the place to which Abraham migrated from Ur of the Chaldees and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves; probably located in Mesopotamia, in Padanaram, the cultivated district at the foot of the hills between the Khabour and the Euphrates below Mount Masius
Used in 6 Verses, 2 Books 6  Occurrence Count
יִסְכָּה , proper feminine noun, yiska — a daughter of Haran (value 95)
H3252,
יִסְכָּה Yiçkâh, yis-kaw'; from an unused root meaning to watch; observant; Jiskah, sister of Lot:—Iscah.Iscah = "one who looks forth"
daughter of Haran, niece of Abraham, sister of Lot and Milcah
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
לָקַח , verb, lakah — to take (value 138)
H3947,
לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
(Qal)
to take, take in the hand
to take and carry along
to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
to take up or upon, put upon
to fetch
to take, lead, conduct
to take, capture, seize
to take, carry off
to take (vengeance)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be taken away, be removed
to be taken, brought unto
(Pual)
to be taken from or out of
to be stolen from
to be taken captive
to be taken away, be removed
(Hophal)
to be taken unto, be brought unto
to be taken out of
to be taken away
(Hithpael)
to take hold of oneself
to flash about (of lightning)
Used in 909 Verses, 32 Books 964  Occurrence Count
מִלְכָּה , proper feminine noun, milka — two Israelite women (value 95)
H4435,
מִלְכָּה Milkâh, mil-kaw'; a form of H4436; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite:—Milcah.Milcah = "queen"
daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham's brother, to whom she bore 8 children
a daughter of Zelophehad and granddaughter of Manasseh
Used in 10 Verses, 3 Books 11  Occurrence Count
נָחוֹר , proper masculine noun, nahor — grandfather of Abraham, also the brother of Abraham (value 264)
H5152,
נָחוֹר Nâchôwr, naw-khore'; from the same as H5170; snorer; Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham:—Nahor.Nahor = "snorting"
son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham
son of Terah and brother of Abraham
Used in 17 Verses, 3 Books 18  Occurrence Count
שֵׁם , masculine noun, sheym — a name (value 340)
H8034,
שֵׁם shêm, shame; a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character:—+ base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.name
name
reputation, fame, glory
the Name (as designation of God)
memorial, monument
Used in 771 Verses, 35 Books 860  Occurrence Count
שָׂרַי , proper feminine noun, saray — a wife of Abram (value 510)
H8297,
שָׂרַי Sâray, saw-rah'-ee; from H8269; dominative; Sarai, the wife of Abraham:—Sarai.Sarai = "princess"
original name of Sarah the wife of Abram or Abraham
Used in 13 Verses, 1 Book 17  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 11:29Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָ֧ם וְנָח֛וֹר לָהֶ֖ם נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָם֙ שָׂרָ֔י וְשֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־נָחוֹר֙ מִלְכָּ֔ה בַּת־הָרָ֥ן אֲבִֽי־מִלְכָּ֖ה וֽ͏ַאֲבִ֥י יִסְכָּֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And Abram |
H87ʾavram |
אַבְרָם |
243 |
| and Nahor |
H5152nahor |
נָחוֹר |
264 |
| took |
H3947lakah |
לָקַח |
138 |
| them wives: |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| the name |
H8034sheym |
שֵׁם |
340 |
| of Abram's |
H87ʾavram |
אַבְרָם |
243 |
| wife |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| was Sarai; |
H8297saray |
שָׂרַי |
510 |
| and the name |
H8034sheym |
שֵׁם |
340 |
| of Nahor's |
H5152nahor |
נָחוֹר |
264 |
| wife, |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| Milcah, |
H4435milka |
מִלְכָּה |
95 |
| the daughter |
H1323bat |
בַּת |
402 |
| of Haran, |
H2039haran |
הָרָן |
255 |
| the father |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| of Milcah, |
H4435milka |
מִלְכָּה |
95 |
| and the father |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| of Iscah. |
H3252yiska |
יִסְכָּה |
95 |
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