Genesis 5:2

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.5.2", "source": "זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ ס", "text": "*zākār* *ûnəqēbāh* *bərāʾām* *waybārek* *ʾōtām* *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾet*-*šəmām* *ʾādām* *bəyôm* *hibbārəʾām*", "grammar": { "*zākār*": "masculine singular noun - male", "*ûnəqēbāh*": "conjunction *wə-* + feminine singular noun - and female", "*bərāʾām*": "3rd masculine singular perfect verb with 3rd plural suffix - he created them", "*waybārek*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular imperfect consecutive - and he blessed", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd plural suffix - them", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular imperfect consecutive - and he called", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəmām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd plural suffix - their name", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun, masculine - Adam/man/mankind", "*bəyôm*": "masculine singular noun with prefix *bə-* - in day/when", "*hibbārəʾām*": "infinitive niphal with 3rd plural suffix - their being created" }, "variants": { "*zākār*": "male/man", "*nəqēbāh*": "female/woman", "*bərāʾām*": "created them/fashioned them", "*waybārek*": "blessed/commended/gave prosperity to", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called/named/summoned", "*ʾādām*": "Adam (proper name)/mankind/humankind/man", "*hibbārəʾām*": "when they were created/at their creation" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

zākār ûnəqēbāh bərāʾām waybārek ʾōtām wayyiqrāʾ ʾet-šəmām ʾādām bəyôm hibbārəʾām

Grammar Details

• *zākār*: masculine singular noun - male
• *ûnəqēbāh*: conjunction *wə-* + feminine singular noun - and female
• *bərāʾām*: 3rd masculine singular perfect verb with 3rd plural suffix - he created them
• *waybārek*: conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular imperfect consecutive - and he blessed
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker with 3rd plural suffix - them
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular imperfect consecutive - and he called
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *šəmām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd plural suffix - their name
• *ʾādām*: proper noun, masculine - Adam/man/mankind
• *bəyôm*: masculine singular noun with prefix *bə-* - in day/when
• *hibbārəʾām*: infinitive niphal with 3rd plural suffix - their being created

Word Meanings

• *zākār*: male/man
• *nəqēbāh*: female/woman
• *bərāʾām*: created them/fashioned them
• *waybārek*: blessed/commended/gave prosperity to
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: called/named/summoned
• *ʾādām*: Adam (proper name)/mankind/humankind/man
• *hibbārəʾām*: when they were created/at their creation

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them 'Mankind' on the day they were created.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Male and female He created them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Male and female made he the and called their names man in the daye when they were created.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Male and female made he them, and blessed the, & called their names Man, in the tyme whan they were created.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the daye of their creation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam,{"Adam" and "Man" are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.} in the day when they were created.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them“humankind.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 1:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.27", "source": "וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת־הֽ͏ָאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyibrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *ʾādām* in *ṣelem*-his in *ṣelem* *ʾĕlōhîm* *bārāʾ* *ʾōtô* *zākār* and *nĕqēbāh* *bārāʾ* *ʾōtām*", "grammar": { "*bĕ-ṣalmô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - in image-his", "*bĕ-ṣelem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in image of", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3ms suffix - him", "*zākār*": "noun, masculine singular - male", "*û-nĕqēbāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and female", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3mp suffix - them" }, "variants": { "*zākār*": "male/man", "*nĕqēbāh*": "female/woman" } }
• Mark 10:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Mark.10.6", "source": "Ἀπὸ δὲ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεός.", "text": "But from *archēs* of *ktiseōs* *arsen* and *thēly* *epoiēsen* them the *Theos*.", "grammar": { "*archēs*": "genitive feminine singular - beginning/origin", "*ktiseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of creation", "*arsen*": "accusative neuter singular - male", "*thēly*": "accusative neuter singular - female", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - made/created", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*archēs*": "beginning/origin/first", "*ktiseōs*": "creation/act of creating", "*arsen*": "male", "*thēly*": "female", "*epoiēsen*": "made/created/formed", "*Theos*": "God/deity" } }
• Acts 17:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Acts.17.26", "source": "Ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς αἵματός πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ πᾶν τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς, ὁρίσας προτεταγμένους καιροὺς, καὶ τὰς ὁροθεσίας τῆς κατοικίας αὐτῶν·", "text": "He *epoiēsen* *te* from one *haimatos* every *ethnos* of *anthrōpōn* to *katoikein* upon all the *prosōpon* of the *gēs*, having *horisas* predetermined *kairous*, and the *horothesias* of the *katoikias* of them;", "grammar": { "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he made", "*te*": "conjunction - and/also", "*haimatos*": "genitive singular neuter - of blood", "*ethnos*": "accusative singular neuter - nation", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of humans", "*katoikein*": "present active infinitive - to dwell", "*prosōpon*": "accusative singular neuter - face/surface", "*gēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of earth", "*horisas*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having determined", "*kairous*": "accusative plural masculine - times/seasons", "*horothesias*": "accusative plural feminine - boundaries", "*katoikias*": "genitive singular feminine - of dwelling/habitation" }, "variants": { "*epoiēsen*": "made/created/fashioned", "*haimatos*": "blood/bloodline/ancestry", "*ethnos*": "nation/people/race", "*katoikein*": "to dwell/inhabit/live", "*prosōpon*": "face/surface/presence", "*horisas*": "having determined/appointed/fixed", "*kairous*": "times/seasons/appointed periods", "*horothesias*": "boundaries/limits/borders", "*katoikias*": "dwelling/habitation/settlement" } }
• Gen 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.15", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyiqqaḥ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām wayyanniḥēhû ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen ləʿāḇdāh ûləšāmrāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*wayyanniḥēhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he placed him", "*ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + proper noun - in the garden of Eden", "*ləʿāḇdāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to work it", "*ûləšāmrāh*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and to keep it" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "took/placed", "*wayyanniḥēhû*": "placed him/set him/put him", "*ləʿāḇdāh*": "to work it/to cultivate it/to till it", "*ûləšāmrāh*": "and to keep it/and to guard it/and to watch over it" } }
• Gen 2:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.23", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הֽ͏ָאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer hāʾāḏām zōʾṯ happaʿam ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay ûḇāśār mibbəśārî ləzōʾṯ yiqqārēʾ ʾiššāh kî mēʾîš luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this", "*happaʿam*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the time/instance", "*ʿeṣem*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - bone of", "*mēʿăṣāmay*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my bones", "*ûḇāśār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flesh", "*mibbəśārî*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my flesh", "*ləzōʾṯ*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - for this one", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - she shall be called", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*kî*": "conjunction - because", "*mēʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from man", "*luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd singular feminine + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this one was taken" }, "variants": { "*happaʿam*": "this time/now/at last", "*ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay*": "bone of my bones/bone from my bones", "*ûḇāśār mibbəśārî*": "and flesh of my flesh/and flesh from my flesh", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "shall be called/will be named", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/female/wife", "*mēʾîš*": "from man/from husband", "*luqŏḥāh*": "was taken/was drawn out" } }
• Mal 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Malachi.2.15", "source": "וְלֹא־אֶחָ֣ד עָשָׂ֗ה וּשְׁאָ֥ר ר֙וּחַ֙ ל֔וֹ וּמָה֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ זֶ֣רַע אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶ֖יךָ אַל־יִבְגֹּֽד׃", "text": "And-not-*ʾeḥād* *ʿāśâ* and-*šəʾār* *rûaḥ* to-him and-what the-*ʾeḥād* *məbaqqēš* *zeraʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*nišmartem* in-*rûḥăkem* and-in-*ʾēšet* *nəʿûreykā* not-*yibgōd*", "grammar": { "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number - one", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made", "*šəʾār*": "masculine singular noun - remnant/rest", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit/breath", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number - one", "*məbaqqēš*": "piel participle masculine singular - seeking", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*nišmartem*": "niphal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - take heed/guard yourselves", "*rûḥăkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your spirit", "*ʾēšet*": "feminine singular construct - wife of", "*nəʿûreykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your youth", "*yibgōd*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him deal treacherously" }, "variants": { "*ʾeḥād*": "one/united", "*ʿāśâ*": "he did/made/created", "*šəʾār*": "remnant/remainder/rest", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/mind/wind", "*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for/desiring", "*zeraʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm*": "seed of God/godly offspring", "*nišmartem*": "take heed/guard yourselves/be careful", "*rûḥăkem*": "your spirit/mind/disposition", "*yibgōd*": "let him deal treacherously/faithlessly/deceitfully" } }
• Matt 19:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Matthew.19.4", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε, ὅτι ὁ ποιήσας ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς,", "text": "He *de* *apokritheis eipen* to them, Not *anegnōte*, that the one *poiēsas* from *archēs arsen kai thēly epoiēsen* them,", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, passive deponent, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - said", "*anegnōte*": "aorist, 2nd plural, active - you have read", "*poiēsas*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - who made/created", "*archēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - beginning", "*arsen*": "accusative, neuter, singular - male", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*thēly*": "accusative, neuter, singular - female", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - made/created" }, "variants": { "*apokritheis*": "answering/in response", "*anegnōte*": "have you not read/did you not read", "*poiēsas*": "the one who made/the creator", "*archēs*": "the beginning/originally" } }