The Meaning of Genesis 10:8 Explained

Genesis 10:8

KJV: And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

YLT: And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

Darby: And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

ASV: And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Cush  begat  Nimrod:  he began  to be  a mighty one  in the earth. 

What does Genesis 10:8 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 10:8 mean?

And Cush begat - Nimrod he began to be a mighty one on the earth
וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־ נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ

וְכ֖וּשׁ  And  Cush 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כּוּשׁ 
Sense: a Benjamite mentioned only in the title of Ps 7.
יָלַ֣ד  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.
נִמְרֹ֑ד  Nimrod 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִמְרֹד  
Sense: the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria.
הֵחֵ֔ל  began 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
לִֽהְי֥וֹת  to  be 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
גִּבֹּ֖ר  a  mighty  one 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
בָּאָֽרֶץ  on  the  earth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

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