Genesis

Genesis 10:6–8

6The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

7The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabtah,b Raamah, and Sabteca.

And the sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty onec on the earth.

Footnotes

  • b 10:7 Sabtah is a variant of Sabta; see 1 Chronicles 1:9|1CH 1:9.
  • c 10:8 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior or who became the first fearless leader

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Genesis 10:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Hamחָ֑םḥāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2526 Ham
Cushכּ֥וּשׁkūšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3568 Cush
Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםū·miṣ·ra·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Putוּפ֥וּטū·p̄ūṭConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6316 Libyans
and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃ū·ḵə·nā·‘anConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan

Genesis 10:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Cushכ֔וּשׁḵūšNoun - proper - masculine singularH3568 Cush
Sebaסְבָא֙sə·ḇāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5434 Seba
Havilahוַֽחֲוִילָ֔הwa·ḥă·wî·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2341 Chavilah
Sabtahוְסַבְתָּ֥הwə·saḇ·tāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5454 Sabta, Sabtah
Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖הwə·ra‘·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7484 Ramah
and Sabtecaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אwə·saḇ·tə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5455 Sabteca
And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Raamahרַעְמָ֖הra‘·māhNoun - proper - masculine singularH7484 Ramah
Shebaשְׁבָ֥אšə·ḇāNoun - proper - masculine singularH7614 Shebâ
and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃ū·ḏə·ḏānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1719 Dedan

Genesis 10:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Cushוְכ֖וּשׁwə·ḵūšConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3568 Cush
was the father ofיָלַ֣דyā·laḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim·rōḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH5248 Nimrod
whoה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
beganהֵחֵ֔לhê·ḥêlVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖רgib·bōrAdjective - masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty
on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃bā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Genesis 10:6 1 Chronicles 1:8–16

Genesis 10:7 Ezekiel 27:22 · Ezekiel 27:15

Genesis 10:8 Micah 5:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.