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מוֹלֶדֶת

𐤌𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤕

môwledeth

H4138 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Lineage, ancestry, birth or origin; in broader contexts, the place of one's birth or one's family of birth; also, the process or event of being born. Used both concretely for one's biological descent or offspring, and more abstractly for one's place or group of origin.

Semantic Range

lineage, ancestry, origin, family of birth, offspring, descendants, immediate kindred, birthplace, native country, process of birth

Root / Etymology

From the root ילד (y-l-d), meaning 'to bear, bring forth, beget, give birth'. מוֹלֶדֶת is a feminine noun formation from this root, denoting the act, state, or result of bearing or being born, extending to lineage or place of origin in usage.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, מוֹלֶדֶת most commonly refers to a person's family or genealogical group — 'one's kindred' or 'lineage' — or to the native land or locality to which a person belongs, especially in genealogical narratives (e.g., Genesis 12:1; 24:4). The term sometimes highlights the familial, tribal, or ancestral context of an individual, beyond simply the physical place of birth. In patriarchal and monarchic periods, this sense of identity rooted in one's מוֹלֶדֶת was crucial for social status and inheritance. In contrast, another word, מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah), refers more precisely to an extended family group or clan. English translations such as 'kindred', 'birthplace', or 'native land' may not always fully express the more nuanced Hebrew sense involving ancestry and origin. Over time, the term's nuance of belonging or identification with one’s ancestors or homeland persisted, especially in narrative and poetic contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָלַד; nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family; begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).

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Root Family

ילד (y-l-d) — to bear, to beget, to give birth, to bring forth

Root ילד to bear, to beget, to give birth, to bring forth
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2056 וָלָד male-born child
H3205 יָלַד in being born
H3206 יֶלֶד the boy
H3207 יַלְדָּה the female child
H3208 יַלְדוּת in your childhood-years

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4138-06 מוֹלַדְתִּ֖/י moladeti HNcfsc/Sp1cs my kindred my birth-lineage my kindred 4
H4138-08 מוֹלֶ֣דֶת moledet HNcfsc born birth-line of offspring of 3
H4138-01 מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑/הּ moladetah HNcfsc/Sp3fs her kindred her birth-lineage her birth-lineage 2
H4138-13 וּ/מֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ umoledotayikhe HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs And as for your birth and your birth-origins and your birth-origins 2
H4138-09 וּ/לְ/מוֹלַדְתֶּ֑/ךָ ulemoladetekha HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms and to your birthplace your birth-lineage and to your birthplace 2
H4138-07 מוֹלַדְתּ֖/וֹ moladeto HNcfsc/Sp3ms his native his birth-origin his birth-origin 2
H4138-10 וּ/לְ/מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜/נוּ ulemoladetenu HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1cp and our family and to our birth-lineage and to our birth-lineage 1
H4138-04 מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔/ךְ moladetekhe HNcfsc/Sp2fs of your birth your birth-lineage of your birth 1
H4138-03 מוֹלַדְתֶּֽ/ךָ moladetekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms of your birth your lineage your lineage 1
H4138-02 מוֹלַדְתָּֽ/ם moladetam HNcfsc/Sp3mp of their birth their birth-lineage their birth-lineage 1

Occurrences in Scripture

22 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4138-07 Genesis 11:28 מוֹלַדְתּ֖/וֹ moladeto HNcfsc/Sp3ms of his birth his birth-origin his birth-origin
H4138-11 Genesis 12:1 וּ/מִ/מּֽוֹלַדְתְּ/ךָ֖ umimoladetekha HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms and from your relatives and from your birth-lineage and from your birth-lineage
H4138-06 Genesis 24:4 מוֹלַדְתִּ֖/י moladeti HNcfsc/Sp1cs my relatives my birth-lineage my birth-lineage
H4138-06 Genesis 24:7 מֽוֹלַדְתִּ/י֒ moladeti HNcfsc/Sp1cs of my birth my birth-lineage of my birth
H4138-09 Genesis 31:3 וּ/לְ/מוֹלַדְתֶּ֑/ךָ ulemoladetekha HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms and to your birthplace your birth-lineage your birthplace
H4138-03 Genesis 31:13 מוֹלַדְתֶּֽ/ךָ moladetekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms of your birth your lineage your lineage
H4138-09 Genesis 32:10 וּ/לְ/מוֹלַדְתְּ/ךָ֖ ulemoladetekha HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms and to your birthplace your birth-lineage and to your birthplace
H4138-10 Genesis 43:7 וּ/לְ/מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜/נוּ ulemoladetenu HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1cp and our family and to our birth-lineage and to our birth-lineage
H4138-12 Genesis 48:6 וּ/מוֹלַדְתְּ/ךָ֛ umoladetekha HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms But your offspring your birth-lineage your offspring
H4138-08 Leviticus 18:9 מוֹלֶ֣דֶת moledet HNcfsc born birth-line of offspring of
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