What does תּוֹלְדָה (twōlĕdāh) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹלְדָה (twōlĕdāh): Genealogical framework structuring biblical narrative: traces lineage, legitimacy, and covenant continuity through generations.
Hebrew · H8435
תּוֹלְדָה
(Plural only) descent , i.e. family ; (figuratively) history
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תּוֹלְדָה H8435
Pronunciation twōlĕdāh
What does תּוֹלְדָה (twōlĕdāh) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹלְדָה (twōlĕdāh): Genealogical framework structuring biblical narrative: traces lineage, legitimacy, and covenant continuity through generations.
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How does the BSB render H8435?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include according to the records (12), is the account (9), according to their genealogies (2), according to their genealogy (2), according to their records (2).
Where does תּוֹלְדָה (twōlĕdāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (13), Numbers (13), 1 Chronicles (9), Exodus (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It according to the records 12× Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
is the account 9× Genesis 10:1, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 25:12
according to their genealogies 2× 1 Chronicles 8:28, 1 Chronicles 9:34
according to their genealogy 2× 1 Chronicles 7:4, 1 Chronicles 9:9
according to their records 2× Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19
in the order of their birth 2× Genesis 25:13, Exodus 28:10
their genealogies 2× 1 Chronicles 1:29, 1 Chronicles 7:9
[is] the account 1× Genesis 2:4
according to the genealogies 1× 1 Chronicles 26:31
according to their generations 1× Genesis 10:32
in their genealogies 1× 1 Chronicles 7:2
in their genealogy 1× 1 Chronicles 5:7
of the generations 1× Genesis 5:1
the account 1× Genesis 6:9
the generations 1× Ruth 4:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:4 תוֹלְד֧וֹת to [is] the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 5:1 תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת to of the generations Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 6:9 תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת to the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 10:1 תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת to is the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 10:32 לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם to according to their generations Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 11:10 תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת to is the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 11:27 תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת to is the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 25:12 תֹּלְדֹ֥ת to is the account Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 25:13 לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑ם to in the order of their birth Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 25:19 תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת to is the account Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:4
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 5
Genesis 13 Exodus 3 Numbers 13 Ruth 1 1 Chronicles 9
Source forms
תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥ם 12x tō·wl·ḏō·ṯām Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת 4x tō·wl·ḏōṯ Genesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 11:27
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑ם 2x lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām 1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 7:2
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם 2x lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām 1 Chronicles 8:28, 1 Chronicles 9:34
תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת 2x tō·wl·ḏōṯ Genesis 25:19, Numbers 3:1
תֹּלְד֥וֹת 2x tō·lə·ḏō·wṯ Genesis 36:1, Genesis 36:9
כְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ 1x kə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯām Exodus 28:10
לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם 1x lə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯām Genesis 10:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 13x Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 13x Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 11x Genesis 10:32, Genesis 25:13, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 28:10
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 26:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Genealogical framework structuring biblical narrative: traces lineage, legitimacy, and covenant continuity through generations.
Source Gloss
(plural only) descent , i.e. family ; (figuratively) history
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genealogical framework structuring biblical narrative: traces lineage, legitimacy, and covenant continuity through generations.
(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history BDB: generations Usage: birth, generations.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Linear genealogical descent tracing family line through named ancestors
Family history and genealogical account introducing major ancestral narrative
Genealogical record of descendants establishing tribal and family identity
Enumeration of family clans and genealogical divisions of a people
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 39 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תּוֹלְדָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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