The Meaning of Genesis 38:4 Explained

Genesis 38:4

KJV: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

YLT: and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan;

Darby: And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

ASV: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she conceived  again, and bare  a son;  and she called  his name  Onan. 

What does Genesis 38:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 38

1  Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah
6  Er's marriage with Tamar, and death
8  The trespass of Onan
11  Tamar is reserved for Shelah
12  Judah's wife dies
13  Tamar deceives Judah
27  She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah

What do the individual words in Genesis 38:4 mean?

And she conceived again and bore a son and she called - his name Onan
וַתַּ֥הַר ע֖וֹד וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ אוֹנָֽן

וַתַּ֥הַר  And  she  conceived 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: הֹור 
Sense: to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor.
ע֖וֹד  again 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
וַתֵּ֣לֶד  and  bore 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בֵּ֑ן  a  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וַתִּקְרָ֥א  and  she  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁמ֖וֹ  his  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אוֹנָֽן  Onan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹונָן  
Sense: second son of Judah, slain by God for not fulfilling the levitical requirement to beget a child with the wife of a dead, childless brother.

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