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And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD , saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? (KJV)
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וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Exodus 17:7 word 1
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of
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 Exodus 17:7 word 2
הַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.Komthe place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 3
מַסָּ֖הma.SahMassah
Lemma: מַסָּה (mas.sah) · Strong's: H4532
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Massah
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:16, Deuteronomy 9:22, Deuteronomy 33:8, Psalms 95:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4532; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 4
וּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.Vahand Meribah
Lemma: מְרִיבָה (me.ri.vah) · Strong's: H4809G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Meribah
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:8, Psalms 95:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4809G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 6
רִ֣יב\׀riv[the] quarrel of
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strife
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 7
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 9
וְעַ֨לve.'Aland because
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 10
נַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.Tamput to [the] test they
Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to test
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 20:20, Numbers 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 11
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 12
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 13
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 Exodus 17:7 word 14
הֲיֵ֧שׁha.Yesh¿ [is] there
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 15
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 16
בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuin midst our
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 17
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 18
אָֽיִן\׃\ \פ'A.yinnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Exodus 17:7 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He named | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| the place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| Massah | → | מַסָּה H4532 Massah |
| and Meribah | → | מְרִיבָה H4809G Meribah |
| because | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| quarreled | → | רִיב H7379 strife |
| and because | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| they tested | → | נָסָה H5254G to test |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Is | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| among us | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| or | → | אִם H0518A if |
| not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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