Genesis 19:26 Go deeper

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. (KJV)

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וַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.Betand she looked

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8, Numbers 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Genesis 19:26 word 1

אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.Towife his

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

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

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 19:26 word 2

מֵאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.Ravfrom behind him

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 19:26 word 3

וַתְּהִ֖יva.te.Hiand she was

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 19:26 word 4

נְצִ֥יבne.Tziva pillar of

Lemma: נְצִיב (ne.tsiv) · Strong's: H5333

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

Meaning: garrison

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 8:14, 1 Kings 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5333; TAHOT Genesis 19:26 word 5

מֶֽלַח\׃Me.lachsalt

Lemma: מֶ֫לַח (me.lach) · Strong's: H4417M

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

Meaning: salt

Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 2:13, Numbers 18:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Judges 9:45, 2 Kings 2:20, 2 Kings 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4417M; TAHOT Genesis 19:26 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

But [Lot’s] wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
looked	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
back	→	אַחַר H0310A after
and she became	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a pillar	→	נְצִיב H5333 garrison
of salt	→	מֶ֫לַח H4417M salt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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