KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 4:25 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Adam” | אָדָ֥ם | Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine | Adam |
| “knew” | וַיֵּ֨דַע | To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) | knew |
| “his wife” | אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ | A woman | wife |
| “again;” | עוֹד֙ | Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more | again |
| “and she bare” | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage | bare |
| “a son,” | בֵּ֔ן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “and called” | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | called |
| “his” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | his |
| “name” | שְׁמ֖וֹ | An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character | name |
| “Seth:” | שֵׁ֑ת | Sheth, third son of Adam | Seth |
| “For” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | For |
| “God,” | אֱלֹהִים֙ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “said she,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “hath appointed” | שָֽׁת | To place (in a very wide application) | appointed |
| “me another” | אַחֵ֔ר | Properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc | another |
| “seed” | זֶ֣רַע | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “instead of” | תַּ֣חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | instead |
| “Abel,” | הֶ֔בֶל | Abel (Hebel), the son of Adam | Abel |
| “whom” | כִּ֥י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | whom |
| “Cain” | קָֽיִן׃ | Cain, the first son of Adam; Kajin, the name of a place in Palestine, and of a Middle Eastern tribe | Cain |
| “slew.” | הֲרָג֖וֹ | To smite with deadly intent | slew |
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23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
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