1 Chronicles 1:4
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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נֹ֥חַ
נֹ֥חַ
Dictionary form:
נֹחַ
· NOH-ah
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Noah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: noah
noah ×28
of noah ×6
and noah ×5
unto noah ×2
and noahs ×1
but noah ×1
of noahs ×1
so noah ×1
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Noah — Standard modern spelling; use in nearly all contexts.
Noach — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; preferred in academic or Jewish contexts.
Noah (Rest) — Gloss-with-meaning; useful when punning on the name's etymology.
נֹחַ46 proper name, masculine
noah, noahs
nōaḥ
rest
Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of the human race because his family were the only survivors of the flood
שֵׁ֖ם
שֵׁ֖ם
Dictionary form:
שֵׁם
· shame
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Shem")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: shem
shem ×11
of shem ×4
and shem ×1
unto shem ×1
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Shem — Standard English rendering of this proper name.
Sem — Greek/Latin form; used in some Christian traditions.
Shame — Literal transliteration; useful in etymological discussions.
shem
šēm
name
Shem, a son of Noah (often including his posterity)
- the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes
חָ֥ם
חָ֥ם
Dictionary form:
חָם
· hawm
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Ham")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: ham
ham ×8
of ham ×5
and ham ×3
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Ham — Standard proper-noun rendering; use in most contexts.
son of Noah — Use when clarifying Ham's identity for new readers.
ancestor of Canaan — Contextually useful when lineage theme is prominent.
I. חָם proper name, masculine person and location (compare Sabean חם
1. Ham, 2nd son of Noah Gen 5:32; Gen 6:10; Gen 7:13; Gen 9:18 (twice in verse); 1Chr 1:4 called father of Canaan Gen 9:22 and of various peoples Gen 10:1; Gen 10:6; Gen 10:20; 1Chr 1:8, compare מִןחָֿם הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם 1Chr 4:40 these peoples were inhabitants of southern lands, or related historically or politically to such inhabitants; see כּוּשׁ , כְּנַעַן, מִצְרַיִם, פּוּט, etc.
2. in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians: — ׳אָֽהֳלֵיחֿ Ps 78:51 ׳אֶרֶץחֿ Ps 105:23; Ps 105:27; Ps 106:22 (all || מִצְרַיִם, except Ps 105:27). — On historical significance, and attempts at etymology see DiGen. ed. 6, chap.10 , especially pp. 165, 168 f., HomSV i. 427 BuUrg. 323 WiedÄgypt. Geschichte. i. 22 .
III. חָם adjective
ham
ḥām
hot
Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
- (n pr m) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands "in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians"(n pr loc) the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan
וָ
יָֽפֶת
וָ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יָֽפֶת
Dictionary form:
יֶפֶת
· yeh-PET
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And japheth")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and japheth
and japheth ×7
japheth ×3
of japheth ×1
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Japheth — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Yaphet — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or interfaith texts.
Japheth (son of Noah) — Add clarifier when first introducing the name.
japheth
yepet
opened
Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
- the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
נֹ֥חַ שֵׁ֖ם
Tipeha — a lesser break
חָ֥ם וָיָֽפֶת
Silluq — end of the verse
נֹחַ שֵׁם חָם וָיָֽפֶת׃
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Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Cross References
וַֽיְהִי-נֹחַ בֶּן-חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד נֹחַ אֶת-שֵׁם אֶת-חָם וְאֶת-יָֽפֶת׃
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי-נֹחַ הַיֹּֽצְאִים מִן-הַתֵּבָה שֵׁם וְחָם וָיָפֶת וְחָם הוּא אֲבִי כְנָֽעַן׃
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
τοῦ Καϊνάν τοῦ Ἀρφαξὰδ τοῦ Σὴμ τοῦ Νῶε τοῦ Λάμεχ
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
כִּי-מֵי נֹחַ זֹאת לִי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי מֵעֲבֹר מֵי-נֹחַ עוֹד עַל-הָאָרֶץ כֵּן נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי מִקְּצֹף עָלַיִךְ וּמִגְּעָר-בָּֽךְ׃
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
Πίστει χρηματισθεὶς Νῶε περὶ τῶν μηδέπω βλεπομένων εὐλαβηθεὶς κατεσκεύασεν κιβωτὸν εἰς σωτηρίαν τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ δι' ἧς κατέκρινεν τὸν κόσμον καὶ τῆς κατὰ πίστιν δικαιοσύνης ἐγένετο κληρονόμος
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
וְהָיוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה בְּתוֹכָהּ נֹחַ (דנאל) דָּנִיֵּאל וְאִיּוֹב הֵמָּה בְצִדְקָתָם יְנַצְּלוּ נַפְשָׁם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
καὶ ἀρχαίου κόσμου οὐκ ἐφείσατο ἀλλ' ὄγδοον Νῶε δικαιοσύνης κήρυκα ἐφύλαξεν κατακλυσμὸν κόσμῳ ἀσεβῶν ἐπάξας
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
ὥσπερ δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
καὶ καθὼς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ Νῶε οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְנֹחַ בֹּֽא-אַתָּה וְכָל-בֵּיתְךָ אֶל-הַתֵּבָה כִּֽי-אֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּֽה׃
And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ כָּל-יְמֵי-נֹחַ תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַֽחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת׃
And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.