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Verse 3
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Genesis 4

JPS Tanakh 1917, Verse 3

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3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Genesis 4:3. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 58
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַֽיְהִ֖י מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן מִפְּרִ֧י הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃

9 word entries
וַֽיְהִ֖י
Lemma
c/1961
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1961
Occurrences
1772
מִקֵּ֣ץ
Lemma
m/7093
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7093
Occurrences
23
יָמִ֑ים
Lemma
3117
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3117
Occurrences
731
וַיָּבֵ֨א
Lemma
c/935
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb hiphil sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H935
Occurrences
984
קַ֜יִן
Lemma
7014 b
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7014
Occurrences
13
מִפְּרִ֧י
Lemma
m/6529
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6529
Occurrences
15
הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה
Lemma
d/127
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H127
Occurrences
113
מִנְחָ֖ה
Lemma
4503
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4503
Occurrences
92
לַֽיהוָֽה
Lemma
l/3068
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun proper
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
577
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ ἐγένετο μεθʼ ἡμέρας ἤνεγκε Κάϊν ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς θυσίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ·

14 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἐγένετο
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
egeneto
Morphology
verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it became, happened
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To become, happen, come to be, or be made.
Occurrences
1418
μεθʼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
meth
Morphology
preposition, elided form
Gloss
with, after
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of μετά.
Occurrences
2247
ἡμέρας
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hemera
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
day
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Day.
Occurrences
2366
ἤνεγκε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
enegke
Morphology
verb, perfect/aorist active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
Gloss
he/she ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
13
Κάϊν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
kain
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Κάϊν
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
16
ἀπὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἀπό
Transliteration
apo
Morphology
preposition with genitive
Gloss
from, away from
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of ἀπό.
Occurrences
3869
τῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
καρπῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
karpon
Morphology
Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
Gloss
of ... / being ...
Part of Speech
participle/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
17
τῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
γῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
γῆ
Transliteration
ges
Morphology
noun, feminine genitive singular
Gloss
of earth, of land
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Earth, ground, or land.
Strong's
G1093
Occurrences
2962
θυσίαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
thysia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
sacrifice, offering
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Sacrifice, offering, or sacrificial act.
Occurrences
313
τῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Κυρίῳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וַהֲוָה מִסּוֹף יוֹמִין וְאַיְתִי קַיִן מֵאִבָּא דְאַרְעָא תִּקְרוּבְתָּא קֳדָם יְיָ

10 word entries
וַהֲוָה
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
הוה
Transliteration
whwh
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root הוה
Gloss
and was, became, happened
Occurrences
292
מִסּוֹף
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
סוף
Transliteration
mswp
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
34
יוֹמִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ywmyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
144
וְאַיְתִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'yty
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
17
קַיִן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
קין
Transliteration
qyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
19
מֵאִבָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אבא
Transliteration
m'b'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
62
דְאַרְעָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ארע
Transliteration
d'r''
Morphology
prefixed relative/genitive ד + noun feminine singular emphatic
Gloss
of/that earth, land
Occurrences
840
תִּקְרוּבְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tqrwbt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
קֳדָם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קדם
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
prepositional or nominal form
Gloss
before, in front of, east
Occurrences
823
יְיָ
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
yy
Morphology
divine name substitute in Targumic Aramaic
Gloss
the Lord
Occurrences
1694
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܝܬܝ ܩܐܝܢ ܡܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܗ. ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ.

11 word entries
ܘܗܘ̣ܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WHW#>
Morphology
W-HW(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܡܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MN
Morphology
MN
Occurrences
0
ܒܬܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BTR
Morphology
BTR
Occurrences
0
ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
JWM"T>
Morphology
JWM/T=~>
Occurrences
0
ܘܐܝܬܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>JTJ
Morphology
W-]>](>&JTJ[
Occurrences
0
ܩܐܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
Q>JN
Morphology
Q>JN/
Occurrences
0
ܡܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MN
Morphology
MN
Occurrences
0
ܦܐܪ̈ܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
P>R">
Morphology
P>R/(J~>
Occurrences
0
ܕܐܪܥܗ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
D>R<H
Morphology
D->R</-H
Occurrences
0
ܩܘܪܒܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
QWRBN>
Morphology
QWRBN/~>
Occurrences
0
ܠܡܪܝܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
LMRJ>
Morphology
L-MRJ>/
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.

14 word entries
factum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
factum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
post
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
post
Transliteration
post
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
621
multos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
multus
Transliteration
multos
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1032
dies
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dies
Transliteration
dies
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2559
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
offerret
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
offero
Transliteration
offerret
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
529
Cain
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Cain
Transliteration
Cain
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
19
de
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
de
Transliteration
de
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
4779
fructibus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fructus
Transliteration
fructibus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
224
terrae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
terra
Transliteration
terrae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
earth
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
earth, land, ground
Etymology
Latin noun behind English terrestrial and terrain.
Occurrences
3087
munera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
munus
Transliteration
munera
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
118
Domino
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dominus
Transliteration
Domino
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8181

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