Genesis 10:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כּוּשׁ
Kûwsh
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
כּוּשׁ Kûwsh
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Study H3568 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
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