Genesis 11:26 Go deeper
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And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. (KJV)
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וַֽיְחִי\־vay.chi-and he lived
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 1
תֶ֖רַחTe.rachTerah
Lemma: תֶּ֫רַח (te.rach) · Strong's: H8646G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Terah
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 11:24, Genesis 11:25, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 11:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8646G; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 2
שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'Imseventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 46:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 3
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 4
וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙vai.Yo.ledand he fathered
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 Genesis 11:26 word 5
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 Genesis 11:26 word 6
אַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 7
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 Genesis 11:26 word 8
נָח֖וֹרna.ChorNahor
Lemma: נָחוֹר (na.chor) · Strong's: H5152H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nahor
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5152H; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 9
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 Genesis 11:26 word 10
הָרָֽן\׃ha.RanHaran
Lemma: הָרָן (ha.ran) · Strong's: H2039G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Haran
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2039G; TAHOT Genesis 11:26 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Terah | → | תֶּ֫רַח H8646G Terah |
| was | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| 70 | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| years old | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| he became the father of | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| Nahor | → | נָחוֹר H5152H Nahor |
| and Haran | → | הָרָן H2039G Haran |
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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