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Genesis 11:11 וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הֹולִידֹ֣ו אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות שָׁנָ֑ה וַיֹּ֥ולֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֹֽות׃ 1. Transliteration Vayḥî-Shēm ʾaḥărê hōlîdō ʾet-ʾArpakhshād, ḥămēsh mēʾōt shānāh, vayyōled bānîm ûvānōt. 2. Literal Translation And Shem lived after his fathering of Arpakhshad five hundred years, and he fathered sons and daughters. 3. Grammar Focus: Genealogy Hebrew Moves by Repeated Verbs This verse uses two important Hebrew verbs to carry the genealogy forward: וַיְחִי and וַיֹּולֶד. וַיְחִי means “and he lived.” It comes from the root ח־י־ה, connected with life and living.… Learn Hebrew