Genesis 21:31 Go deeper

Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-there-

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 21:31 word 1

כֵּ֗ןKen-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 2

קָרָ֛אka.Ra'he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

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 21:31 word 3

לַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.Kom<to> the place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 4

הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> that

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 21:31 word 5

בְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErBeer

Lemma: בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) · Strong's: H0884

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Beersheba

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0884; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 6

שָׁ֑בַעSha.va'Sheba

Lemma: בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) · Strong's: H0884

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Beersheba

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0884; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 7

כִּ֛יkifor

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 21:31 word 8

שָׁ֥םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 9

נִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'Uthey swore an oath

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7, Genesis 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 10

שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃she.nei.Hem[the] two of them

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 21:31 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
was called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
Beersheba	→	בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע H0884 Beersheba
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
it was there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
that the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
of them swore an oath	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear

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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