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And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: marry
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1, Genesis 25:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 1
אַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 2
וְנָח֛וֹרve.na.Chorand Nahor
Lemma: נָחוֹר (na.chor) · Strong's: H5152H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nahor
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5152H; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 3
נָשִׁ֑יםna.Shimwives
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 4
שֵׁ֤םshem[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 Genesis 11:29 word 5
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 6
אַבְרָם֙'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 7
שָׂרָ֔יsa.Rai[was] Sarai
Lemma: שָׂרַי (sa.ray) · Strong's: H8297
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Sarai
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:30, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8297; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 8
וְשֵׁ֤םve.Shemand [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 Genesis 11:29 word 9
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 10
נָחוֹר֙na.chOrNahor
Lemma: נָחוֹר (na.chor) · Strong's: H5152H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nahor
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5152H; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 11
מִלְכָּ֔הmil.Kah[was] Milcah
Lemma: מִלְכָּה (mil.kah) · Strong's: H4435G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Milcah
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4435G; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 12
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 13
הָרָ֥ןha.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 11:28, Genesis 11:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2039G; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 14
אֲבִֽי\־'a.vi-[the] father of
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 11:29 word 15
מִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahMilcah
Lemma: מִלְכָּה (mil.kah) · Strong's: H4435G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Milcah
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4435G; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 16
וַֽאֲבִ֥יva.'a.Viand [the] father of
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 11:29 word 17
יִסְכָּֽה\׃yis.KahIscah
Lemma: יִסְכָּה (yis.kah) · Strong's: H3252
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Iscah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3252; TAHOT Genesis 11:29 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| and Nahor | → | נָחוֹר H5152H Nahor |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947I to take: marry |
| wives | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| for themselves | → | |
| Abram’s | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| was named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Sarai | → | שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai |
| and Nahor’s | → | נָחוֹר H5152H Nahor |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| was named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Milcah | → | מִלְכָּה H4435G Milcah |
| she was the daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Haran | → | הָרָן H2039G Haran |
| [who was] the father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| of both Milcah | → | מִלְכָּה H4435G Milcah |
| . . . | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and Iscah | → | יִסְכָּה H3252 Iscah |
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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