Genesis 4:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”
Genesis 4:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 4:1911 words
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
לוֹlwōTo
לֶמֶךְlemeḵəLemek
שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo
נָשִׁיםnāšîmWoman
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הָאַחַתhāʾaḥatThe united
עָדָהʿādāhAdah
וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
הַשֵּׁנִיתhašēnîtThe double
צִלָּהṣilāhTsillah
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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