Genesis 25:26 Go deeper
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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. (KJV)
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וְאַֽחֲרֵי\־ve.'a.cha.rei-and after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 1
כֵ֞ןkhenthus
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 25:26 word 2
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come out: produce
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 35:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 3
אָחִ֗יו'a.Chivbrother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 4
וְיָד֤וֹve.ya.Doand hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 5
אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zet[was] holding
Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14, Exodus 15:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 6
בַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.Kevon [the] heel of
Lemma: עָקֵב (a.qev) · Strong's: H6119
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heel
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 49:17, Genesis 49:19, Joshua 8:13, Judges 5:22, Job 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6119; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 7
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 8
וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and he called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 25:26 word 9
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 25:26 word 10
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 11
וְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.Chakand Isaac
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 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 12
בֶּן\־ben-[was] a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 13
שִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.Shimsixty
Lemma: שִׁשִּׁים (shish.shim) · Strong's: H8346
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: sixty
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:21, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8346; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 14
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 25:26 word 15
בְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detwhen fathered
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 25:26 word 16
אֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 25:26 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| this | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| his brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| came out | → | יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce |
| grasping | → | אָחַז H0270 to grasp |
| Esau’s | → | עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau |
| heel | → | עָקֵב H6119 heel |
| so he was named | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| And Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| was sixty | → | שִׁשִּׁים H8346 sixty |
| years old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| when [the twins] were born | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
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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