What does סֵפֶר · תּוֹלְדָה mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · תּוֹלְדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "book/account of the generations".
Hebrew · H5612, H8435
סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדֹת
Properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · (plural only) descent , i.e. family ; (figuratively) history
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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
תּוֹלְדָה H8435 (plural only) descent , i.e. family ; (figuratively) history
Pronunciation twōlĕdāh
Genealogical framework structuring biblical narrative: traces lineage, legitimacy, and covenant continuity through generations.
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What does סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדֹת (sefer toledot) mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · תּוֹלְדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "book/account of the generations".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5612, H8435?
H5612, H8435 is connected to 227 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. book/account of the generations
Strong's H5612, H8435
Lexical occurrences 227 verses Source Gloss
book/account of the generations
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain