Genesis

Genesis 10:15–19

¹⁵And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,^g and of the Hittites, ¹⁶the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁷the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁸the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Later the Canaanite clans were scattered, ¹⁹and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Footnotes

g 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost

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Genesis 10:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Canaan	וּכְנַ֗עַן	ū·ḵə·na·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
was the father of	יָלַ֛ד	yā·laḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Sidon	צִידֹ֥ן	ṣî·ḏōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6721 Sidon
his firstborn	בְּכֹר֖וֹ	bə·ḵō·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1060 first-born
and of	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the Hittites	חֵֽת׃	ḥêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2845 Cheth

Genesis 10:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Jebusites	הַיְבוּסִי֙	hay·ḇū·sî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
the Amorites	הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
the Girgashites	הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃	hag·gir·gā·šî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1622 Girgashite

Genesis 10:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Hivites	הַֽחִוִּ֥י	ha·ḥiw·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
the Arkites	הַֽעַרְקִ֖י	ha·‘ar·qî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6208 Arkite
the Sinites	הַסִּינִֽי׃	has·sî·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5513 Sinite

Genesis 10:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Arvadites	הָֽאַרְוָדִ֥י	hā·’ar·wā·ḏî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H721 Arvadite, citizen of Arvad
the Zemarites	הַצְּמָרִ֖י	haṣ·ṣə·mā·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6786 Tsemarite
and the Hamathites	הַֽחֲמָתִ֑י	ha·ḥă·mā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2577 Chamathite
Later	וְאַחַ֣ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
the Canaanite	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
clans	מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת	miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4940 clan
were scattered	נָפֹ֔צוּ	nā·p̄ō·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered

Genesis 10:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and the borders	גְּב֤וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Canaan	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
extended from	וַֽיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Sidon	מִצִּידֹ֔ן	miṣ·ṣî·ḏōn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6721 Sidon
toward Gerar	גְרָ֖רָה	ḡə·rā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H1642 Gerar
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as Gaza	עַזָּ֑ה	‘az·zāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
and then	בֹּאֲכָ֞ה	bō·’ă·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
toward Sodom	סְדֹ֧מָה	sə·ḏō·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
Gomorrah	וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה	wa·‘ă·mō·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
Admah	וְאַדְמָ֥ה	wə·’aḏ·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H126 Admah
and Zeboiim	וּצְבֹיִ֖ם	ū·ṣə·ḇō·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6636 Tseboim, Tsebijim
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as Lasha	לָֽשַׁע׃	lā·ša‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3962 Lesha

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Genesis 10:15 Numbers 34:2–15 · Exodus 34:11 · Genesis 23:3 · 1 Chronicles 1:13 · Genesis 15:18–21

Genesis 10:19 Genesis 19:24–25 · Genesis 14:2

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