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Genesis 11:7

“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָהַבyâhab · yaw-hab'
H3051 · Hebrew

Definition: to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
Grammar: הָ֚בָ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ה — suffix (paragogic he)
Code HVqv2ms/Sh
Usage: Occurs 33 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:3 Genesis 11:4 Genesis 29:21 Genesis 30:1 Genesis 38:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָהַב here.

Verse 6 Verse 8

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.