Genesis 18:1 Go deeper
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; (KJV)
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וַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'and he appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 1
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 2
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 18:1 word 3
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.Neiat [the] great trees of
Lemma: אֵלוֹן (e.lon) · Strong's: H0436H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: terebinth
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Deuteronomy 11:30, Judges 4:11, Judges 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0436H; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 4
מַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'Mamre
Lemma: מַמְרֵא (mam.re) · Strong's: H4471G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mamre
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 35:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4471G; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 5
וְה֛וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 6
יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[was] sitting
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 7
פֶּֽתַח\־pe.tach-[the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 8
הָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helthe tent
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 9
כְּחֹ֥םke.Chomwhen [the] heat of
Lemma: חֹם (chom) · Strong's: H2527
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: heat
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 21:6, 2 Samuel 4:5, Job 24:19, Isaiah 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2527; TAHOT Genesis 18:1 word 10
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 18:1 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| to [Abraham] | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| by the Oaks | → | אֵלוֹן H0436H terebinth |
| of Mamre | → | מַמְרֵא H4471G Mamre |
| in the heat | → | חֹם H2527 heat |
| of the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| while he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was sitting | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| at the entrance | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
| of his tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
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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