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Genesis 5

World English Bible, Catholic Edition, Verse 25

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25 Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.

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Word Entries 50
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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.

וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃

10 word entries
וַיְחִ֣י
Lemma
c/2421
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H2421
Occurrences
102
מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח
Lemma
4968
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4968
Occurrences
6
שֶׁ֧בַע
Lemma
7651
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H7651
Occurrences
293
וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים
Lemma
c/8084
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + adjective
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8084
Occurrences
18
שָׁנָ֖ה
Lemma
8141
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8141
Occurrences
646
וּמְאַ֣ת
Lemma
c/3967
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + adjective
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3967
Occurrences
78
שָׁנָ֑ה
Lemma
8141
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8141
Occurrences
646
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
Lemma
c/3205
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb hiphil sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3205
Occurrences
145
אֶת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
לָֽמֶךְ
Lemma
3929
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3929
Occurrences
10
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 ἔζησε Μαθουσάλα ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἑκατόν· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Λάμεχ.

13 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
ἔζησε
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
ezese
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἔζησε
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
31
Μαθουσάλα
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
mathoysala
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
8
ἑπτὰ
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
hepta
Morphology
numeral, indeclinable
Gloss
seven
Part of Speech
numeral
Definition
The numeral seven.
Occurrences
286
ἔτη
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
ete
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative plural
Gloss
years
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Year.
Occurrences
657
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
ἑξήκοντα
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
hexekonta
Morphology
cardinal numeral, indeclinable
Gloss
sixty
Part of Speech
numeral
Definition
Sixty.
Occurrences
56
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
ἑκατόν
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
ekaton
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
233
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
ἐγέννησε
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
egennese
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he fathered, begot
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To beget, father, bear, or give birth.
Occurrences
131
τὸν
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
Λάμεχ
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
lamech
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Λάμεχ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
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.

וַחֲיָא מְתוּשֶׁלַח מְאָה וְתַמְנִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת לָמֶךְ

9 word entries
וַחֲיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חיא
Transliteration
wchy'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
48
מְתוּשֶׁלַח
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtwshlch
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
5
מְאָה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מאה
Transliteration
m'h
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
168
וְתַמְנִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wtmnyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
וּשְׁבַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שבע
Transliteration
wshb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
99
שְׁנִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shnyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
179
וְאוֹלִיד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'wlyd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
71
יָת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
2463
לָמֶךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
למך
Transliteration
lmk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
10
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.

ܘܚܝܐ ܡܬܘܫܠܚ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܠܡܟ.

8 word entries
ܘܚܝܐ
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
WXJ>
Morphology
W-XJ(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܡܬܘܫܠܚ
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
MTWCLX
Morphology
MTWCLX/
Occurrences
0
ܡܐܐ
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
M>>
Morphology
M>>/
Occurrences
0
ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ
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
WTMN>JN
Morphology
W-TMN>/JN
Occurrences
0
ܘܫܒܥ
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
WCB<
Morphology
W-CB</
Occurrences
0
ܫܢ̈ܝܢ
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
CN"JN
Morphology
CN(>/JN
Occurrences
0
ܘܐܘܠܕ
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>WLD
Morphology
W-]>](J&WLD[
Occurrences
0
ܠܠܡܟ
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
LLMK
Morphology
L-LMK/
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.

Vixit quoque Mathusala centum octoginta septem annis, et genuit Lamech.

10 word entries
vixit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uiuo
Transliteration
vixit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
524
quoque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quoque
Transliteration
quoque
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
773
Mathusalam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Mathusalam
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
2
centum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
centum
Transliteration
centum
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
212
octoginta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
octoginta
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
43
septem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
septem
Transliteration
septem
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
397
annos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
annus
Transliteration
annos
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
831
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
genuit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
gigno
Transliteration
genuit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
302
Lamech
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Lamech
Transliteration
Lamech
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
11

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Genesis 4:18

Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

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