Genesis

Genesis 11:29

²⁹And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Abram	אַבְרָ֧ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
and Nahor	וְנָח֛וֹר	wə·nā·ḥō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
wives	נָשִׁ֑ים	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
for themselves	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Abram’s	אַבְרָם֙	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
was named	שֵׁ֤ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Sarai	שָׂרָ֔י	śā·rāy	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
and Nahor’s	נָחוֹר֙	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
was named	וְשֵׁ֤ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Milcah	מִלְכָּ֔ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
she was the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Haran	הָרָ֥ן	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
the father	אֲבִֽי־	’ă·ḇî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of both Milcah	מִלְכָּ֖ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
and Iscah	יִסְכָּֽה׃	yis·kāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3252 Jiskah

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