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AndוַAdahעָדָהgave birthתֵּלֶדto Jabal;אֶת יָבָלheהוּאwasהָיָהthe fatherאֲבִיof those who liveיֹשֵׁבin tentsאֹהֶלand have livestock.וּמִקְנֶה
Genesis 4:20
Study it in the app“And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:20, word by word
- Adahעָדָהada
Adah
Adah, the name of two women: one of the two wives of Lamech, and a wife of Esau.
Where else “ada” appears- gave birthתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- to Jabalיָבָלyaval
Jabal
Jabal, a son of Lamech and Adah.
Where else “yaval” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appears- of those who liveיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in tentsאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears- and have livestockמִקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears
The context
19And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and the pipe.
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?