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Genesis 4:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.


Genesis 4:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 4:2110 words
וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
יוּבָלyûvālJubal
הוּאhûʾHe
הָיָהhāyāhExist
אֲבִיʾăvîFather
כָּלkālWhole
תֹּפֵשׂtōp̄ēśManipulate
כִּנּוֹרkinwōrHarp
וְעוּגָבwəʿûgāvAnd reed-instrument
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
יוּבָלyûvālJubal
הוּאhûʾHe
הָיָהhāyāhExist
אֲבִיʾăvîFather
כָּלkālWhole
תֹּפֵשׂtōp̄ēśManipulate
כִּנּוֹרkinwōrHarp
וְעוּגָבwəʿûgāvAnd reed-instrument

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