Genesis
Genesis 30:20
20“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.h
Footnotes
- h 30:20 Zebulun sounds like the Hebrew for honor.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has given me | זְבָדַ֨נִי | zə·ḇā·ḏa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2064 bestow upon, endow with |
| a good | טוֹב֒ | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| gift | זֵ֣בֶד | zê·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2065 endowment, gift |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This time | הַפַּ֙עַם֙ | hap·pa·‘am | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| my husband | אִישִׁ֔י | ’î·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H376 man |
| will honor me | יִזְבְּלֵ֣נִי | yiz·bə·lê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2082 exalt, honour |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have borne | יָלַ֥דְתִּי | yā·laḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| six | שִׁשָּׁ֣ה | šiš·šāh | Number - masculine singular | |
| sons | בָנִ֑ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | |
| And she named | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | |
| him | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | |
| Zebulun | זְבֻלֽוּן׃ | zə·ḇu·lūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2074 Zebulun |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 49:13 · Matthew 4:13 · Genesis 35:23 · Judges 5:14 · Judges 4:10 · Psalm 68:27 · Genesis 46:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.