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מוֹלֶדֶת H4138
H4138 is the Hebrew word מוֹלֶדֶת, transliterated môwledeth and said mo-leh'-deth. The King James Version most often renders it nativity.
What it means
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.
Where it comes from
from H3205 (יָלַד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
Verses using מוֹלֶדֶת
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 11:28 · KJV
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1 · KJV
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Genesis 24:4 · KJV
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:7 · KJV
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Genesis 32:9 · KJV
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
Genesis 43:7 · KJV
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis 48:6 · KJV
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Leviticus 18:9 · KJV
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
Leviticus 18:11 · KJV
The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ruth 2:11 · KJV
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
Esther 2:10 · KJV
Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
Esther 2:20 · KJV
Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
Jeremiah 22:10 · KJV
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
Jeremiah 46:16 · KJV
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
Ezekiel 16:3 · KJV
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
Ezekiel 16:4 · KJV
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4138 mean?
H4138 is the Hebrew word מוֹלֶדֶת (môwledeth), meaning nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.
How is H4138 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it nativity (5 times), kindred (5 times), state and of our kindred (1 time), issue (1 time), whether she be born (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4138 appear in the Bible?
מוֹלֶדֶת (môwledeth) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4138 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3205 (יָלַד).
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