Genesis 16:7 Go deeper

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. (KJV)

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וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'Ahand he found her

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

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

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 1

מַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel of

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H

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

Meaning: messenger: angel

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 2

יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 3

עַל\־'al-at

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 16:7 word 4

עֵ֥ין'ein[the] spring of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spring

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869M; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 5

הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yim<the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 6

בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 7

עַל\־'al-at

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 16:7 word 8

הָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yinthe spring

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spring

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869M; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 9

בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhon [the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 38:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 10

שֽׁוּר\׃ShurShur

Lemma: שׁוּר (shur) · Strong's: H7793

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shur

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 20:1, Genesis 25:18, Exodus 15:22, 1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 27:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7793; TAHOT Genesis 16:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Now the angel	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
[Hagar] by	→	עַל H5921A upon
a spring	→	עַ֫יִן H5869M spring
of water	→	מַי H4325G water
in the desert	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
the spring	→	עַ֫יִן H5869M spring
along the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
to Shur	→	שׁוּר H7793 Shur

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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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