שֵׁת
Shêth · H8352 · Hebrew · proper noun · 8 occurrences
Person
- Sethfirst named in Genesis 4:2510 verses
Meanings
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Seth
Man; son of Adam, who was born after the death of Abel
ExamplesGenesis 4:25 Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, “God has appointed me another child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
Genesis 4:26 To Seth also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- חָיָהto be alive, to become alive, to live 2
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָלַדto bear 1
Second object ofSecond object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יוֹםday, time 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 5 entries
- Right002001003013
- שֵׁת (Shêth, H8352) is the personal name "Seth," Adam's son. The quotation "she named him Seth" at Genesis 4:25 shows this proper-name sense, which does not independently attest the "Right" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֵׁת (shêth, H8351), שֵׁת (shêth, H8353), and שֵׁתָה (shêthâh, H8357) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- People001001003
- This word denotes a member of the human family, as in Genesis 5:3's account of Adam fathering a son in his own likeness and naming him Seth.
- Names of People003001007
- This proper name identifies Seth, the son born to Adam and Eve in place of the slain Abel, as in Genesis 4:25.
- Quantity002001001046
- שֵׁת (Shêth, H8352) is the personal name "Seth," Adam's son. The quotation "she named him Seth" at Genesis 4:25 shows this proper-name sense, which does not independently attest the "Quantity" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֵׁת (shêth, H8351), שֵׁת (shêth, H8353), and שֵׁתָה (shêthâh, H8357) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
- Frequency002001003009
- שֵׁת (Shêth, H8352) is the personal name "Seth," Adam's son. The quotation "she named him Seth" at Genesis 4:25 shows this proper-name sense, which does not independently attest the "Frequency" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with שֵׁת (shêth, H8351), שֵׁת (shêth, H8353), and שֵׁתָה (shêthâh, H8357) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8352. Sheth שֵׁת proper name, masculine third son of Adam; Gen 4:25; (where explained…
שֵׁת proper name, masculine third son of Adam; Gen 4:25; (where explained from v שִׁית), Gen 4:26; Gen 5:3-4, Gen 5:6, Gen 5:7, Gen 5:8; 1Ch 1:1; Σηθ — In כָּלבְּֿנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 (poem in J), read probably שֵׁאת tumult (compare Lam 3:47), or שְׁאֵת (see below נשׂא), compare Gray. — II. שֵׁת, see II. שׁתה.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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