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AndוַLamechלֶמֶךְtookיִּקַּחfor himselfלוֹtwoשְׁתֵּיwives;נָשִׁיםthe nameשֵׁםof the oneהָאַחַתwasAdah,עָדָהand the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיתZillah.צִלָּה
Genesis 4:19
Study it in the app“And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:19, word by word
- Lamechלֶמֶךְlemech
Lamech
Lamech, the name of two men before the flood: a descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:18-24) and the father of Noah (5:25-31).
Where else “lemech” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- wivesנָשִׁיםnashim
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashim” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- Adahעָדָהada
Adah
Adah, the name of two women: one of the two wives of Lamech, and a wife of Esau.
Where else “ada” appears- of the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears- Zillahצִלָּהtsila
Zillah
Zillah, one of the two wives of Lamech.
Where else “tsila” appears
The context
18And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad fathered Mehujael; and Mehujael fathered Methushael; and Methushael fathered Lamech.
19 · This verse (above)
20And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
To study Genesis 4 in a group
1. What it says
How did Cain feel when YHWH did not look with favor on his offering, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 5-7)?
2. What it means
What does Cain mean by his question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you deal with anger or envy toward someone today before it grows?