The Meaning of Genesis 10:26 Explained

Genesis 10:26

KJV: And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

YLT: And Joktan hath begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Darby: And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

ASV: And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and Sheleph,  and Hazarmaveth,  and Jerah, 

What does Genesis 10:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 10

1  The generations of Noah
2  Japheth
6  Ham
8  Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan
21  The sons of Shem

What do the individual words in Genesis 10:26 mean?

And Joktan begat - Almodad and Sheleph Hazarmaveth Jerah
וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־ אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־ שָׁ֑לֶף חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת יָֽרַח

וְיָקְטָ֣ן  And  Joktan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָקְטָן  
Sense: son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes.
יָלַ֔ד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד  Almodad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלְמֹודָד  
Sense: a descendant of Shem.
שָׁ֑לֶף  Sheleph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁלֶף  
Sense: the 2nd son of Joktan and a descendant of Shem.
חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת  Hazarmaveth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲצַרְמָוֶת  
Sense: the 3rd in order of the sons of Joktan.
יָֽרַח  Jerah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֶרַח  
Sense: a 4th son of Joktan and a progenitor of an Arabian tribe.

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