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And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it , and make cakes upon the hearth. (KJV)

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וַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.Herand he hurried

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 27:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 1

אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamAbraham

Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abraham

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 2

הָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahthe tent towards

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 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 18:6 word 4

שָׂרָ֑הsa.RahSarah

Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8283

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarah

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:9, Genesis 18:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 5

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 6

מַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.Ribring quickly

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVpv2fs)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 27:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 7

שְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.Loshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 8

סְאִים֙se.'Imseahs

Lemma: סְאָה (se.ah) · Strong's: H5429

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

Meaning: seah

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Kings 18:32, 2 Kings 7:1, 2 Kings 7:16, 2 Kings 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5429; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 9

קֶ֣מַחKe.machflour

Lemma: קֶ֫מַח (qe.mach) · Strong's: H7058

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

Meaning: flour

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 5:15, Judges 6:19, 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Samuel 28:24, 2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Kings 4:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7058; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 10

סֹ֔לֶתSo.letfine flour

Lemma: סֹ֫לֶת (so.let) · Strong's: H5560

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

Meaning: fine flour

Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5560; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 11

ל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiknead [it]

Lemma: לוּשׁ (lush) · Strong's: H3888

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to knead

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Samuel 28:24, Jeremiah 7:18, Hosea 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3888; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 12

וַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.Siand make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 13

עֻגֽוֹת\׃u.Gotbread cakes

Lemma: עֻגָה (ug.gah) · Strong's: H5692

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: bun

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 12:39, Numbers 11:8, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 19:6, Ezekiel 4:12, Hosea 7:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5692; TAHOT Genesis 18:6 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

So Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
hurried	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
into the tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Sarah	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
Quick! Prepare	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
seahs	→	סְאָה H5429 seah
of fine	→	סֹ֫לֶת H5560 fine flour
flour	→	קֶ֫מַח H7058 flour
knead it	→	לוּשׁ H3888 to knead
and bake	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
some bread	→	עֻגָה H5692 bun

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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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