“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:919 words
HebrewMeaning
עַלʿal
there-pronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
כֵּ֞ןkēn
-foreparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
קָרָ֤אqārāʾ
someone calledverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
שְׁמָ/הּ֙šəmāh
name itsnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
בָּבֶ֔לbābel
BabelnounH894
Babylon
כִּיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
שָׁ֛םšām
thereadvH8033
thence · there (-in · of · out) ···
בָּלַ֥לbālal
he confusedverbH1101
confound · fade · mingle · mix ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
שְׂפַ֣תśəpat
the language ofnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וּ/מִ/שָּׁם֙wmišām
and from thereconjH8033
thence · there (-in · of · out) ···
הֱפִיצָ֣/םhĕpiyṣām
he scattered themverbH6327
shake) in pieces · cast · disperse · drive ···
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
פְּנֵ֖יpənēy
the surface ofnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ/אָֽרֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
ℹWords 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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