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Genesis 11:29

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← Genesis 11:28	Genesis 11:29 (KJV)	Genesis 11:30 →
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.	And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.	But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Abram^H87 and Nahor^H5152 took^H3947 them wives^H802: the name^H8034 of Abram's^H87 wife^H802 was Sarai^H8297; and the name^H8034 of Nahor's^H5152 wife^H802, Milcah^H4435, the daughter^H1323 of Haran^H2039, the father^H1 of Milcah^H4435, and the father^H1 of Iscah^H3252.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם וְנָחֹור לָהֶם נָשִׁים שֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־נָחֹור מִלְכָּה בַּת־הָרָן אֲבִי־מִלְכָּה וַאֲבִי יִסְכָּה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח	va/i.yi.Kach	H3947	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he took
אַבְרָ֧ם	'av.Ram	H87	HNp	Abram
וְ/נָח֛וֹר	ve./na.Chor	H5152	HC/Np	and/ Nahor
לָ/הֶ֖ם	la./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	for (the)/ themselves
נָשִׁ֑ים	na.Shim	H802	HNcfpa	wives
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	H8034	HNcmsc	(the) name of
אֵֽשֶׁת	'e.shet-	H802	HNcfsc	(the) wife of
אַבְרָם֙	'av.Ram	H87	HNp	Abram
שָׂרָ֔י	sa.Rai	H8297	HNp	(was) Sarai
וְ/שֵׁ֤ם	ve./Shem	H8034	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) name of
אֵֽשֶׁת	'e.shet-	H802	HNcfsc	(the) wife of
נָחוֹר֙	na.chOr	H5152	HNp	Nahor
מִלְכָּ֔ה	mil.Kah	H4435	HNp	(was) Milcah
בַּת	bat-	H1323	HNcfsc	(the) daughter of
הָרָ֥ן	ha.Ran	H2039	HNp	Haran
אֲבִֽי	'a.vi-	H1	HNcmsc	(the) father of
מִלְכָּ֖ה	mil.Kah	H4435	HNp	Milcah
וַֽ/אֲבִ֥י	va./'a.Vi	H1	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) father of
יִסְכָּֽה	yis.Kah	H3252	HNp	Iscah

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H87 — אַבְרָם (ʼAbrâm, ab-rawm'): contracted from אֲבִירָם; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham; Abram.
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H1323 — בַּת (bath, bath): from בָּנָה (as feminine of בֵּן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.
• H2039 — הָרָן (Hârân, haw-rawn'): perhaps from הַר; mountaineer; Haran, the name of two men; Haran.
• H3252 — יִסְכָּה (Yiçkâh, yis-kaw'): from an unused root meaning to watch; observant; Jiskah, sister of Lot; Iscah.
• H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
• H4435 — מִלְכָּה (Milkâh, mil-kaw'): a form of מַלְכָּה; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite; Milcah.
• H5152 — נָחוֹר (Nâchôwr, naw-khore'): from the same as נַחַר; snorer; Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham; Nahor.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8297 — שָׂרַי (Sâray, saw-rah'-ee): from שַׂר; dominative; Sarai, the wife of Abraham; Sarai.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Iscah — Genesis 11:31, Genesis 20:12
• Milcah — Genesis 22:20, Genesis 24:15
• Sarai — Genesis 17:15, Genesis 20:12

Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 12:13, Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:36, Ezekiel 16:3

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SARAH OR SARAI
• Nave’s: ABRAHAM, GENEALOGY, HARAN, INCEST, ISCAH, MARRIAGE, MILCAH, NAHOR, SARAH, SHEM, TERAH

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