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And to Seth,וּלְשֵׁתto himהוּאalso,גַּםa sonבֵּןwas born,יֻלַּדand he calledוַיִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹEnosh.אֱנוֹשׁThenאָזpeoplebeganהוּחַלto callלִקְרֹאon the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH.יְהוָה
Genesis 4:26
Study it in the app“And to Seth, to him also, a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. Then people began to call on the name of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:26, word by word
- And to Sethשֵׁתshet
Seth
Seth, the son Adam and Eve had after the death of Abel. In Hebrew "Shet" sounds like "he has granted" (Genesis 4:25).
Where else “shet” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- was bornיֻלַּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Enoshאֱנוֹשׁenosh
Enosh
Enosh, son of Seth. In Hebrew "enosh" is also a word for "human being", which stresses that he is mortal.
Where else “enosh” appears- beganהוּחַלhuchal
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “huchal” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
25And Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, “for Elohim has granted me another offspring in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
26 · This verse (above)
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?