Genesis

Genesis 10:25–26

²⁵Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,^k because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

²⁶And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנִ֑ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
were born	יֻלַּ֖ד	yul·laḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Eber	וּלְעֵ֥בֶר	ū·lə·‘ê·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5677 Eber
One	הָֽאֶחָ֞ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
was named	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Peleg	פֶּ֗לֶג	pe·leḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6389 Peleg
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
in his days	בְיָמָיו֙	ḇə·yā·māw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
was divided	נִפְלְגָ֣ה	nip̄·lə·ḡāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6385 split, divide
and his brother	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
was named	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Joktan	יָקְטָֽן׃	yā·qə·ṭān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3355 Joktan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Joktan	וְיָקְטָ֣ן	wə·yā·qə·ṭān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3355 Joktan
was the father of	יָלַ֔ד	yā·laḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Almodad	אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד	’al·mō·w·ḏāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H486 Almodad
Sheleph	שָׁ֑לֶף	šā·lep̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8026 Sheleph
Hazarmaveth	חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת	ḥă·ṣar·mā·weṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2700 Chatsarmaveth
Jerah	יָֽרַח׃	yā·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3392 Jerach

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.