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Strong's H4138 מוֹלֶדֶת (moledeth)

Moledeth means “begotten” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4138 — pleroma (“which is put in to fill up”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4138
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 7

Strong's H4138 Quick Answer

Strong's H4138 מוֹלֶדֶת (mowledeth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mowledeth (mo-leh'-deth) n-f. 1. nativity 2. (plural) birth-place It has 21 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include kindred, nativity, country, and native. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mowledeth (mo-leh'-deth) n-f. 1. nativity 2. (plural) birth-place
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kindred, nativity, country, and native

Meaning and Definition

mowledeth (mo-leh'-deth) n-f. 1. nativity 2. (plural) birth-place 3. (by implication) lineage, native country 4. (also) offspring, family [from H3205] KJV: begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity). Root(s): H3205

Original Word
מוֹלֶדֶת
Transliteration
mowledeth
Derivation
Root: ילד First root strongs: 3205
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4138. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

relatives

Usage: 1) kindred, birth, offspring, relatives 1a) kindred 1b) birth, circumstances of birth 1c) one born, begotten, issue, offspring, female offspring

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How Strong's H4138 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mowledeth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

kindred Genesis 12:1 nativity Ruth 2:11 country Genesis 32:9 native Jeremiah 22:10

How Strong's H4138 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4138 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4138 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4138.

Genesis 11:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:7 Old Testament, 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 31:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
Genesis 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
I 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 32:9 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Numbers 10:30 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
Ruth 2:11 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
Esther 2:20 Old Testament, 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.
Esther 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
For 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?
Jeremiah 22:10 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
Ezekiel 23:15 Old Testament, KJV
Girded 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:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4138, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4138 FAQ

What does moledeth (מוֹלֶדֶת) mean?

Moledeth (Strong's H4138) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "begotten". mowledeth (mo-leh'-deth) n-f. 1. nativity 2. (plural) birth-place

How many times is moledeth (מוֹלֶדֶת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H4138 across 7 books.

Where can I study moledeth (מוֹלֶדֶת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4138 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate moledeth (מוֹלֶדֶת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kindred, nativity, country, and native. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.