Genesis 2:4:2Gen.2.4.W2TAB

תוֹלְד֧וֹת

toledot

the origins of

Transliteration
to-le-DOT
Extended
toh-leh-DOHT
IPA
/θoː.lə.ˈðoːθ/

Meaning by language

English
the origins of

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Result
תוֹ + לְ + ד֧וֹת
to + le + dot
toledot

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    to-le-DOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim

  3. clause

    EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ha-A-rets be-hib-ba-re-AM

  4. sentence

    EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ha-A-rets be-hib-ba-re-AM be-YOM a-SOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM E-rets ve-sha-MA-yim

Exegesis

The verse begins with the demonstrative elleh {אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} followed by toledot {תוֹלְד֧וֹת | tôl-də-ḏôṯ}, a formula marking section headings in Genesis.

Root and etymology

y-l-dyod–lamed–dalet

to bear, bring forth

In contextGenesis 2:4

This is the record of the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created—when the LORD God made earth and heavens.

About this coordinate

Genesis 2:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 2:4, so the Hebrew word תוֹלְד֧וֹת (toledot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.2.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.4.W2.S1) and character.