Genesis 19:38 Go deeper
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And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. (KJV)
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וְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.Rahand the young
Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: little
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 29:26, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 1
גַם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 2
הִוא֙hi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
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 19:38 word 3
יָ֣לְדָהYal.dahshe bore
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 19:38 word 4
בֵּ֔ןBena 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 19:38 word 5
וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 19:38 word 6
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
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 19:38 word 7
בֶּן\־ben-Ben-
Lemma: בֶּן־עַמִּי (ben-am.mi) · Strong's: H1151
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ben-ammi
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1151; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 8
עַמִּ֑י'a.MiAmmi
Lemma: בֶּן־עַמִּי (ben-am.mi) · Strong's: H1151
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ben-ammi
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1151; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 9
ה֛וּאhu'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 19:38 word 10
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[is] [the] ancestor of
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 11
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 12
עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 13
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 14
הַיּֽוֹם\׃\ \סhai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33, Genesis 31:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Genesis 19:38 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The younger [daughter] | → | צָעִיר H6810 little |
| also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| gave birth to | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and she named | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| him | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Ben-ammi | → | בֶּן־עַמִּי H1151 Ben-ammi |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| He is the father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| of the Ammonites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| of | → | עַד H5704 till |
| today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
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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