Genesis 25:16 Go deeper
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. (KJV)
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אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehthese
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 1
הֵ֞םhemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 34:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 2
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 3
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLIshmael
Lemma: יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yish.ma.el) · Strong's: H3458G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ishmael
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 16:15, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3458G; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 4
וְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 5
שְׁמֹתָ֔םshe.mo.Tam[are] names their
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 6
בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.chatz.rei.Hemby villages their
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: village
Used 46 times. Also: Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 13:23, Joshua 13:28, Joshua 15:32, Joshua 15:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691B; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 7
וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑םu.ve.ti.ro.Tamand by encampments their
Lemma: טִירָה (ti.rah) · Strong's: H2918
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: encampment
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 31:10, 1 Chronicles 6:54, Psalms 69:25, Song of Solomon 8:9, Ezekiel 25:4, Ezekiel 46:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2918; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 8
שְׁנֵים\־she.neim-two [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HAcbda)
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 25:16 word 9
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Sarten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 10
נְשִׂיאִ֖םne.si.'Imprinces
Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: leader
Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28, Exodus 34:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 11
לְאֻמֹּתָֽם\׃le.'u.mo.Tamto tribes their
Lemma: אֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H0523
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: people
Used 3 times. Also: Numbers 25:15, Psalms 117:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0523; TAHOT Genesis 25:16 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| were | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ishmael | → | יִשְׁמָעֵאל H3458G Ishmael |
| and these | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| were their names | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| by their villages | → | חָצֵר H2691B village |
| and encampments | → | טִירָה H2918 encampment |
| twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| princes | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of their tribes | → | אֻמָּה H0523 people |
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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