Genesis

Genesis 5:3–4

³When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. ⁴And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Genesis 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Adam	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
was	וַֽיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
130	שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years old	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he had a son	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
in his own likeness	בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ	biḏ·mū·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1823 likeness, similitude
after his own image	כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ	kə·ṣal·mōw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6754 image
and he named him	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Seth	שֵֽׁת׃	šêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8352 Sheth

Genesis 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after	אַֽחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had become the father of	הוֹלִיד֣וֹ	hō·w·lî·ḏōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Seth	שֵׁ֔ת	šêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8352 Sheth
Adam	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
lived	וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
800	שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and had	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

Cross-references

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Genesis 5:3 Genesis 4:25 · 1 Corinthians 15:39 · Job 15:14–16 · Job 25:4 · Psalm 14:2–3 · Luke 1:35 · Romans 5:12 · Job 14:4 · John 3:6 · Ephesians 2:3

Genesis 5:4 1 Chronicles 1:1–3 · Luke 3:36–38 · Genesis 5:30 · Genesis 5:10 · Genesis 5:19 · Genesis 5:7 · Genesis 5:22 · Genesis 5:26 · Genesis 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.