Genesis 11:28 Go deeper
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And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motand he died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 1
הָרָ֔ןha.RanHaran
Lemma: הָרָן (ha.ran) · Strong's: H2039G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Haran
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2039G; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 2
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 Genesis 11:28 word 3
פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 4
תֶּ֣רַחTe.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 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 11:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8646G; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 5
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 6
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 Genesis 11:28 word 7
מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹmo.lad.Tokindred his
Lemma: מוֹלֶ֫דֶת (mo.le.det) · Strong's: H4138
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: relatives
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 12:1, Genesis 24:4, Genesis 24:7, Genesis 31:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 32:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4138; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 8
בְּא֥וּרbe.'Urin Ur
Lemma: אוּר (ur) · Strong's: H0218B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ur
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, Nehemiah 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0218B; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 9
כַּשְׂדִּֽים\׃kas.Dimof [the] Chaldeans
Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Chaldea
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5, 2 Kings 25:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Genesis 11:28 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| During | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Terah’s lifetime | → | תֶּ֫רַח H8646G Terah |
| Haran | → | הָרָן H2039G Haran |
| died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in his native | → | מוֹלֶ֫דֶת H4138 relatives |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| in Ur | → | אוּר H0218B Ur |
| of the Chaldeans | → | כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea |
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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