Strong's H4138 · Hebrew
מוֹלֶדֶת
môwledeth · /mo-leh'-deth/
Definition
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
KJV: begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
Root / derivation: from H3205 (יָלַד);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוֹלֶדֶת across 21 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
21 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis9 verses
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1Now 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 24:4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:7The 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 31:3And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Genesis 32:9And 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 43:7And 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? asked: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could: Heb. knowing could we know
Genesis 48:6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Leviticus2 verses
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 18:11The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Numbers1 verse
Esther3 verses
Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
Esther 2:20Esther 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.
Esther 8:6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? endure: Heb. be able that I may see
Jeremiah2 verses
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 46:16He 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. made: Heb. multiplied the faller
Ezekiel3 verses
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. birth: Heb. cutting out, or, habitation
Ezekiel 16:4And 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. to supple: or, when I looked upon thee
Ezekiel 23:15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4138 (môwledeth) mean?
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
How many times does H4138 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4138 (מוֹלֶדֶת) appears in 21 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “kindred.”
How is môwledeth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4138 is rendered as “kindred” (11×), “nativity” (6×), “born” (2×), “begotten” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוֹלֶדֶת come from?
from H3205 (יָלַד);