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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komand it was confirmed

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to arise: establish

Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 1

הַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 2

וְהַמְּעָרָ֧הve.ha.me.'a.Rahand the cave

Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631

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

Meaning: cave

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 3

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 4

לְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.Hamto Abraham

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 23:20 word 5

לַאֲחֻזַּת\־la.'a.chu.zat-to a possession of

Lemma: אֲחֻזָּה (a.chuz.zah) · Strong's: H0272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: possession

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 36:43, Genesis 47:11, Genesis 48:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0272; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 6

קָ֑בֶרKa.vera burial site

Lemma: קֶ֫בֶר (qe.ver) · Strong's: H6913

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

Meaning: grave

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:5, Genesis 50:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6913; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 7

מֵאֵ֖תme.'Etfrom with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 8

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

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

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 9

חֵֽת\׃\ \סChetHeth

Lemma: חֵת (chet) · Strong's: H2845

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Heth

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 10:15, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2845; TAHOT Genesis 23:20 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

So the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
and its	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
cave	→	מְעָרָה H4631 cave
were deeded	→	קוּם H6965I to arise: establish
by the Hittites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	חֵת H2845 Heth
to Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
as a burial	→	קֶ֫בֶר H6913 grave
. . .	→	אֵת H0854 with
site	→	אֲחֻזָּה H0272 possession

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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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