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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 Genesis 14:1 word 1

בִּימֵי֙bi.Meiin [the] days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 2

אַמְרָפֶ֣ל'am.ra.FelAmraphel

Lemma: אַמְרָפֶל (am.ra.phel) · Strong's: H0569

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Amraphel

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0569; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 3

מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 4

שִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArShinar

Lemma: שִׁנְעָר (shin.ar) · Strong's: H8152

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shinar

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 14:9, Joshua 7:21, Isaiah 11:11, Daniel 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8152; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 5

אַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhArioch

Lemma: אַרְיוֹךְ (ar.yokh) · Strong's: H0746A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Arioch

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0746A; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 6

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 7

אֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarEllasar

Lemma: אֶלָּסָר (el.la.sar) · Strong's: H0495

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ellasar

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0495; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 8

כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ke.da.re.la.'O.merKedorlaomer

Lemma: כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר (ke.dor.la.o.mer) · Strong's: H3540

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Chedorlaomer

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3540; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 9

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 10

עֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamElam

Lemma: עֵילָם (e.lam) · Strong's: H5867A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Elam

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 14:9, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 22:6, Jeremiah 25:25, Jeremiah 49:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5867A; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 11

וְתִדְעָ֖לve.tid.'Aland Tidal

Lemma: תִּדְעָל (tid.al) · Strong's: H8413

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Tidal

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8413; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 12

מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 13

גּוֹיִֽם\׃go.YimGoyim

Lemma: גּוֹיִם (go.yim) · Strong's: H1471B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Goiim

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 14:9, Joshua 12:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471B; TAHOT Genesis 14:1 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In those days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
Amraphel	→	אַמְרָפֶל H0569 Amraphel
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Shinar	→	שִׁנְעָר H8152 Shinar
Arioch	→	אַרְיוֹךְ H0746A Arioch
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Ellasar	→	אֶלָּסָר H0495 Ellasar
Chedorlaomer	→	כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר H3540 Chedorlaomer
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Elam	→	עֵילָם H5867A Elam
and Tidal	→	תִּדְעָל H8413 Tidal
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Goiim	→	גּוֹיִם H1471B Goiim

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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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