Genesis 23:1 Go deeper

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. (KJV)

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וַיִּהְיוּ֙vai.yih.Yuand they were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 1

חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life of

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 2

שָׂרָ֔הsa.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 23:1 word 3

מֵאָ֥הme.'Ahone hundred

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 4

שָׁנָ֛הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 5

וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twenty

Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: twenty

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 6

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 7

וְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'and seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 8

שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nimyears

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 9

שְׁנֵ֖יshe.Nei[the] years of

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 10

חַיֵּ֥יchai.Yei[the] life of

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Genesis 23:1 word 11

שָׂרָֽה\׃sa.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 23:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Now	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Sarah	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
lived to be	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
127	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
. . .	→	עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty
. . .	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
. . .	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
. . .	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
old	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
. . .	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
. . .	→	חַיִּים H2416E life

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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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