לְד֣וֹר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְד֣וֹר

   le-DOR

   to a generation
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְד֣וֹר דור וָדֽוֹר׃

   le-DOR DOR va-DOR

   to a generation generation and a generation
3. clause🔊 וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר דור וָדֽוֹר׃

   ve-im-NE-zer le-DOR DOR va-DOR

   and if a crown to a generation generation and a generation
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר דור וָדֽוֹר׃

   KI LO le-o-LAM KHO-sen ve-im-NE-zer le-DOR DOR va-DOR

   for not to forever wealth and if a crown to a generation generation and a generation

Exegesis

The repetitive construct ledor dor vador {לְדּוֹר דּוֹר וָדּוֹר | lə-ḏôr dôr wā-ḏôr} ‘for a generation, generation and a generation’ employs parallelism and inclusio to emphasize successive generations. The translation renders these phrases as “every generation” and “from one generation to the next” to reflect the Hebrew poetic emphasis.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ו־רd-w-r

“generation”

• 🔊 מִדּוֹר דּוֹרִיםmidôr dôrîmfrom generation to generationExodus 3:15