Genesis

Genesis 38:29–30

²⁹But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.^b ³⁰Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.^c

Footnotes

b 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
c 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.

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Genesis 38:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when he pulled his hand	יָד֗וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
back	כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב	kə·mê·šîḇ	Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and his brother	אָחִ֔יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
came out	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
she said	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
You have broken out first	פָּרַ֖צְתָּ	pā·raṣ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6555 break through
So he was named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Perez	פָּֽרֶץ׃	pā·reṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6557 Perets

Genesis 38:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וְאַחַר֙	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
his brother	אָחִ֔יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
came out	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
with	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the scarlet thread	הַשָּׁנִ֑י	haš·šā·nî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8144 scarlet
around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his wrist	יָד֖וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and he was named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Zerah	זָֽרַח׃ס	zā·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2226 Zerach

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Genesis 38:29 Genesis 46:12 · 1 Chronicles 2:4 · Numbers 26:20 · Matthew 1:3 · Nehemiah 11:6 · Ruth 4:12 · Nehemiah 11:4 · 1 Chronicles 9:4 · Luke 3:33

Genesis 38:30 1 Chronicles 9:6 · Matthew 1:3 · 1 Chronicles 2:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.