Genesis

Genesis 9:22

²²And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Ham	חָ֚ם	ḥām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2526 Ham
the father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of Canaan	כְנַ֔עַן	ḵə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
saw	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
his father’s	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
nakedness	עֶרְוַ֣ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
and told	וַיַּגֵּ֥ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
his two	לִשְׁנֵֽי־	liš·nê-	Preposition-l; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
brothers	אֶחָ֖יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
outside	בַּחֽוּץ׃	ba·ḥūṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside

Cross-references

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Proverbs 30:17 · Galatians 6:1 · Psalm 40:15 · 1 Corinthians 13:6 · Matthew 18:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.