Genesis 20:18 Go deeper

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 20:18 word 1

עָצֹ֤ר'a.Tzorcertainly <to shut up>

Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to restrain

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 32:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 2

עָצַר֙'a.Tzar<he> had shut up

Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to restrain

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 32:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 3

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 20:18 word 4

בְּעַ֥דbe.'Adbehind

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

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

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 9:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 5

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 6

רֶ֖חֶםRe.chemwomb

Lemma: רֶ֫חֶם (re.chem) · Strong's: H7358

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

Meaning: womb

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:12, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 34:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7358; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 7

לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitof [the] household of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 8

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 9

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 10

דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] matter of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697M

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

Meaning: word: because

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 43:18, Exodus 8:12, Exodus 18:11, Deuteronomy 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697M; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 11

שָׂרָ֖הsa.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 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 20:18 word 12

אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of

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 20:18 word 13

אַבְרָהָֽם\׃\ \ס'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 20:18 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

for	→	כִּי H3588A for
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
account	→	דָּבָר H1697M word: because
of Abraham’s	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Sarah	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
had completely closed	→	עָצַר H6113 to restrain
. . .	→	עָצַר H6113 to restrain
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the wombs	→	רֶ֫חֶם H7358 womb
in Abimelech’s	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household

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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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