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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תּוֹלְדָהH8435
Pronunciationtwōlĕdāh
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 Itaccording to the records12×Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
is the account9×Genesis 10:1, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 25:12
according to their genealogies2×1 Chronicles 8:28, 1 Chronicles 9:34
according to their genealogy2×1 Chronicles 7:4, 1 Chronicles 9:9
according to their records2×Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19
in the order of their birth2×Genesis 25:13, Exodus 28:10
their genealogies2×1 Chronicles 1:29, 1 Chronicles 7:9
[is] the account1×Genesis 2:4
according to the genealogies1×1 Chronicles 26:31
according to their generations1×Genesis 10:32
in their genealogies1×1 Chronicles 7:2
in their genealogy1×1 Chronicles 5:7
of the generations1×Genesis 5:1
the account1×Genesis 6:9
the generations1×Ruth 4:18
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Genesis 2:4תוֹלְד֧וֹתto[is] the accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 5:1תּוֹלְדֹ֖תtoof the generationsNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 6:9תּוֹלְדֹ֣תtothe accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 10:1תּוֹלְדֹ֣תtois the accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 10:32לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖םtoaccording to their generationsPreposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralGenesis 11:10תּוֹלְדֹ֣תtois the accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 11:27תּוֹלְדֹ֣תtois the accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 25:12תֹּלְדֹ֥תtois the accountNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 25:13לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑םtoin the order of their birthPreposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralGenesis 25:19תּוֹלְדֹ֥תtois the accountNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 2:4
Aligned rows39
Books represented5
Genesis13Exodus3Numbers13Ruth11 Chronicles9
Source forms
תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥ם12xtō·wl·ḏō·ṯāmNumbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת4xtō·wl·ḏōṯGenesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 11:27
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑ם2xlə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 7:2
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם2xlə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām1 Chronicles 8:28, 1 Chronicles 9:34
תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת2xtō·wl·ḏōṯGenesis 25:19, Numbers 3:1
תֹּלְד֥וֹת2xtō·lə·ḏō·wṯGenesis 36:1, Genesis 36:9
כְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃1xkə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯāmExodus 28:10
לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם1xlə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯāmGenesis 10:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct13xGenesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural13xNumbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural11xGenesis 10:32, Genesis 25:13, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xExodus 28:10
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1x1 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 definitionSource: 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:
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