Exodus 2:22 Go deeper
← Exodus 2 · ← verse 21 · verse 23 →
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 Exodus 2:22 word 1
בֵּ֔ןBena son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 2:22 word 2
וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.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 2:22 word 3
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 2:22 word 4
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.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 Exodus 2:22 word 5
גֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomGershom
Lemma: גֵּרְשֹׁם (ge.re.shom) · Strong's: H1647G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gershom
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 18:3, Judges 18:30, 1 Chronicles 23:15, 1 Chronicles 23:16, 1 Chronicles 26:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1647G; TAHOT Exodus 2:22 word 6
כִּ֣יkifor
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 Exodus 2:22 word 7
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 2:22 word 8
גֵּ֣רgera sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Exodus 2:22 word 9
הָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiI have become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 Exodus 2:22 word 10
בְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzin a land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 2:22 word 11
נָכְרִיָּֽה\׃\ \פna.khe.ri.Yahforeign
Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Exodus 2:22 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And she gave birth to | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and [Moses] named him | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Gershom | → | גֵּרְשֹׁם H1647G Gershom |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I have become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| in a foreign | → | נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page