Genesis

Genesis 4:25

²⁵And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,^h saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

Footnotes

h 4:25 Seth probably means granted or appointed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Adam	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
again	עוֹד֙	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
had relations with	וַיֵּ֨דַע	way·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and she gave birth to	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֔ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
and named	וַתִּקְרָ֥א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Seth	שֵׁ֑ת	šêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8352 Sheth
saying	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has granted	שָֽׁת־	šāṯ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
me	לִ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
another	אַחֵ֔ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
seed	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
in place	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
of Abel	הֶ֔בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1893 Hebel
since	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Cain	קָֽיִן׃	qā·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
killed him	הֲרָג֖וֹ	hă·rā·ḡōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay

Cross-references

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Genesis 4:8 · Luke 3:38 · Genesis 5:3–4 · Genesis 4:1–3 · 1 Chronicles 1:1 · Genesis 4:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.