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Genesis 15:16

“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דּוֹרdôwr · dore
H1755 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Derivation: or (shortened) דֹּר; from H1752 (דּוּר);
KJV renderings: age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
ד֥וֹר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 168 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:9 Genesis 7:1 Genesis 9:12 Genesis 17:7 Genesis 17:9

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 דּוֹר here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.