Genesis 11:29
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
נָחוֹר
Nâchôwr
Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
נָחוֹר
Nâchôwr
Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
מִלְכָּה
Milkâh
Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
מִלְכָּה
Milkâh
Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחוֹר Nâchôwr
Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
Study H5152 →נָחוֹר Nâchôwr
Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
Study H5152 →Cross References
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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