Original Language Studio
Genesis 48:6
“And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מוֹלֶדֶתmôwledeth · mo-leh'-deth
H4138 · Hebrew
H4138 · Hebrew
- Definition
- nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
- Derivation
- from H3205 (יָלַד);
- KJV renderings
- begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- מוֹלַדְתְּ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- ךָ֛ — suffix (pronominal), 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:28Genesis 12:1Genesis 24:4Genesis 24:7Genesis 31:3
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 מוֹלֶדֶת here.
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.