Genesis 21:15 Go deeper
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And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. (KJV)
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וַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.Luand they were finished
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to end: expend
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 43:2, Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 32:23, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615J; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 1
הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimthe water<s>
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 2
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 3
הַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metthe skin
Lemma: חֵ֫מֶת (che.met) · Strong's: H2573
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bottle
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2573; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 4
וַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.Lekhand she threw
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3, Exodus 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 6
הַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe boy
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26, Genesis 32:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 7
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunder
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 8
אַחַ֥ד'a.Chadone of
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAcfsc)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 9
הַשִּׂיחִֽם\׃ha.si.Chimthe bushes
Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7880
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: bush
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Job 30:4, Job 30:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7880; TAHOT Genesis 21:15 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| in | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the skin | → | חֵ֫מֶת H2573 bottle |
| was gone | → | כָּלָה H3615J to end: expend |
| she left | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| the boy | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| of the bushes | → | שִׂיחַ H7880 bush |
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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