Genesis 26:1 Go deeper
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 26:1 word 1
רָעָב֙ra.'Ava famine
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 2
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzin the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 3
מִלְּבַד֙mi.le.Vad<from> <to> besides
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone: besides
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 46:26, Leviticus 9:17, Leviticus 23:38, Numbers 5:8, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 16:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905J; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 4
הָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'Avthe famine
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 5
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> former
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223H
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: first: previous
Used 50 times. Also: Leviticus 26:45, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 10:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223H; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 26:1 word 7
הָיָ֖הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 26:1 word 8
בִּימֵ֣יbi.Meiin [the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 26:1 word 9
אַבְרָהָ֑ם'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 26:1 word 10
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 11
יִצְחָ֛קyitz.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 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 12
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 13
אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech
Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abimelech
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 14
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 15
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 16
גְּרָֽרָה\׃ge.Ra.rahGerar towards
Lemma: גְּרָר (ge.rar) · Strong's: H1642
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gerar
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:6, Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1642; TAHOT Genesis 26:1 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now there was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| another famine | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| subsequent to | → | בַּד H0905J alone: besides |
| the [one] | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| . . . | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223H first: previous |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had occurred | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| in Abraham’s | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| time | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| And Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abimelech | → | אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| at Gerar | → | גְּרָר H1642 Gerar |
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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