Genesis 5:29
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יָד
hands/ our
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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נָחַם
he will comfort/ us
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נָחַם
To comfort, to console. Nacham. God's comfort is not distant advice but personal presence in the pain.
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זֶה
this one
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זֶה
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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נֹחַ
Noah
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נֹחַ
Noach, the patriarch of the flood
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