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And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 1

יַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzJabez

Lemma: יַעְבֵּץ (ya.bets) · Strong's: H3258H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jabez

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3258H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 2

נִכְבָּ֖דnikh.Badhonored

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to honor: honour

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 3

מֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.Chavmore than brothers his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 4

וְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.Moand mother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 5

קָרְאָ֨הka.re.'Ahshe had called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 6

שְׁמ֤וֹshe.Moname his

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 7

יַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzJabez

Lemma: יַעְבֵּץ (ya.bets) · Strong's: H3258H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jabez

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3258H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 8

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 9

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 10

יָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiI gave birth

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 11

בְּעֹֽצֶב\׃be.'O.tzevin pain

Lemma: עֹ֫צֶב (o.tsev) · Strong's: H6090A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: pain

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 139:24, Isaiah 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6090A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 4:9 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now Jabez	→	יַעְבֵּץ H3258H Jabez
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
more honorable	→	כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour
than his brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
His mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
had named him	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Jabez	→	יַעְבֵּץ H3258H Jabez
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Because	→	כִּי H3588A for
I bore [him]	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
in pain	→	עֹ֫צֶב H6090A pain

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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