Genesis
Genesis 5:29
29And he named him Noah,e saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
Footnotes
- e 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he named him | וַיִּקְרָ֧א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Noah | נֹ֖חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| this one | זֶ֠ה | zɛh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| comfort us | יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ | yə·na·ḥă·mê·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5162 be sorry, console |
| in the labor | מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ | mim·ma·‘ă·śê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H4639 deed, work |
| and toil | וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן | ū·mê·‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6093 pain, toil |
| of our hands | יָדֵ֔ינוּ | yā·ḏê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H3027 hand |
| caused by | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the ground | הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has cursed | אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ | ’ê·rə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H779 curse |
Cross-references
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Matthew 24:37 · Hebrews 11:7 · 2 Peter 2:5 · Isaiah 54:9 · Ezekiel 14:20 · Ezekiel 14:14 · Genesis 9:24 · 1 Peter 3:20 · Genesis 7:23 · Genesis 4:11–12 · Genesis 3:17–19 · Luke 3:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.