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And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. (KJV)
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וַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.Daland he grew up
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 25:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 1
הַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe child
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26, Genesis 32:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 2
וַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.Maland he was weaned
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to wean
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22, 1 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 3
וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he prepared
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 4
אַבְרָהָם֙'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 21:8 word 5
מִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.Teha feast
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: feast
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10, Judges 14:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 6
גָד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 7
בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 8
הִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.Melwas weaned
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to wean
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22, 1 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 9
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 21:8 word 10
יִצְחָֽק\׃yitz.ChakIsaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 21:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the child | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| grew | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| and was weaned | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
| and Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| held | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| a great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| feast | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| on the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| was weaned | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
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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