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She conceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹOnan.אוֹנָן
Genesis 38:4
Study it in the app“She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 38:4, word by word
- She conceivedתַּהַרtahar
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appears- and boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- and she calledתִּקְרָאtikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Onanאוֹנָןonan
Onan
Onan, the second son of Judah.
Where else “onan” appears
The context
3She conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
4 · This verse (above)
5Yet again she bore a son and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
To study Genesis 38 in a group
1. What it says
What did Tamar do, and what did Judah say when he learned of it (vv. 14-26)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Judah admits, “She is more righteous than I” (v. 26)?
3. How I live it
How can you honestly admit your own mistake when it is shown to you?