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Genesis 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.


Genesis 10:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 10:89 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/כ֖וּשׁwəkwš
and CushconjH3568
Cush · Ethiopia
יָלַ֣דyālad
he fatheredverbH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
נִמְרֹ֑דnimərōd
NimrodnounH5248
ה֣וּאhwʾ
heprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
הֵחֵ֔לhēḥēl
he beganverbH2490
defile · break · defile · eat ···
לִֽ/הְי֥וֹתlihəywōt
to bepronH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
גִּבֹּ֖רgibōr
a mighty manadjH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
בָּ/אָֽרֶץbāʾāreṣ
on the earthpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
Nimrod the Mighty Hunter
In the genealogy, Nimrod stands out: 'He was the first mighty man on the earth.' He's a warrior, a builder, a founder of kingdoms. The text doesn't condemn him, just records him. But he's mentioned r...
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