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And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.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 2:23 word 1
הָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.Damthe man
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: the man (Adam)
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 2
זֹ֣אתzotthis [one]
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 3
הַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amthis time
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 4
עֶ֚צֶם'E.tzem[is] bone
Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bone
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12, Numbers 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 5
מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יme.'a.tza.Maifrom bones my
Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bone
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12, Numbers 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 6
וּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.Sarand flesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 7
מִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.Rifrom flesh my
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 8
לְזֹאת֙le.zoTto this [one]
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 9
יִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'<it> will be called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 10
אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.Shahwoman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 11
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 12
מֵאִ֖ישׁme.'Ishfrom a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2, Genesis 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 13
לֻֽקֳחָה\־lu.ko.chah-she was taken
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 14
זֹּֽאת\׃Zotthis [one]
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 2:23 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the man | → | אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam) |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| This | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| [is] now | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| bone | → | עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone |
| of my bones | → | עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone |
| and flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| of my flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| she | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| shall be called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| out of man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| she | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| was taken | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
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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