Genesis

Genesis 4:20

²⁰Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Adah	עָדָ֖ה	‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5711 Adah
gave birth to	וַתֵּ֥לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Jabal	יָבָ֑ל	yā·ḇāl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2989 Jabal
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the father	אֲבִ֕י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of those who dwell	יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in tents	אֹ֖הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
and	וּמִקְנֶֽה׃	ū·miq·neh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4735 cattle

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.