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And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. (KJV)
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וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.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 Genesis 16:15 word 1
הָגָ֛רha.GarHagar
Lemma: הָגָר (ha.gar) · Strong's: H1904
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Hagar
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1904; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 2
לְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.Ramto Abram
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 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 3
בֵּ֑ןBena 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 Genesis 16:15 word 4
וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.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 Genesis 16:15 word 5
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 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 6
שֶׁם\־shem-[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 16:15 word 7
בְּנ֛וֹbe.Noson his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Genesis 16:15 word 8
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 9
יָלְדָ֥הYal.dahshe had borne
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 16:15 word 10
הָגָ֖רha.GarHagar
Lemma: הָגָר (ha.gar) · Strong's: H1904
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Hagar
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1904; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 11
יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל\׃yish.ma.'ElIshmael
Lemma: יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yish.ma.el) · Strong's: H3458G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ishmael
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3458G; TAHOT Genesis 16:15 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Hagar | → | הָגָר H1904 Hagar |
| bore | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| gave | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Ishmael | → | יִשְׁמָעֵאל H3458G Ishmael |
| to the son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| [she] | → | הָגָר H1904 Hagar |
| had borne | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
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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