לְ/תֹלְדוֹתָ֖/ם

𐤋/𐤕𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤕/𐤌

letoledotam

according to their generations

or תֹּלְדָה; from יָלַד; (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history; birth, generations.

H8435

1 Chronicles 8:28 · Word #4

Lexicon H8435

Lemmaתּוֹלְדָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤄
Transliterationtôwlᵉdâh
Strong'sH8435
In-contextaccording to their generations

Morphology HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8435-02

to their begetting-lines

Rootילד (y-l-d)
Core Meaningsto bear, to beget, to bring forth, birth, offspring
Semantic Rangegenerations, descendants, genealogical lines, family histories, ancestral records, accounts of origins
Conceptual Significanceתּוֹלְדוֹת structures much of the biblical narrative, especially in Genesis, marking covenantal lineage and continuity. It emphasizes identity through birth-lines, underscoring inheritance, promise, and the unfolding of divine purpose through successive generations.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ (to/for) + feminine plural construct noun תּוֹלְדֹת from תּוֹלְדָה + 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (-ם). The construct form links the noun to the possessive suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun תּוֹלְדֹת (feminine plural construct) derives from ילד, "to beget/bear," and denotes lines of descent or begettings. The prefixed לְ is rendered "to," and the 3rd masculine plural suffix "-ם" is reflected in "their," yielding "to their begetting-lines," which preserves both the root idea of birth and the plural possessive morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ילד (to bear, to beget, to bring forth, birth, offspring)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3205-01 behivaled in being born
H3205-02 beledet at bearing-forth
H3205-03 belidetah in her bearing-forth

Word Usage (39 occurrences of H8435)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:4 תוֹלְד֧וֹת toledot generations
Genesis 5:1 תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת toledot of the generations
Genesis 6:9 תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת toledot are the generations