Genesis 38:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.”

Genesis 38:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 38:48 words

וַתַּהַרwataharAnd be

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young

בֵּןbēnSon

וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֶתʾet—

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אוֹנָןʾwōnānOnan

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתַּהַרwataharAnd be

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young

בֵּןbēnSon

וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אוֹנָןʾwōnānOnan

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