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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. (KJV)

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וַיִּירָא֙vai.yi.Ra'and he was afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

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

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 1

וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.Marand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 2

מַה\־mah-how!

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 3

נּוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'awesome

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 4

הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Kom[is] the place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 5

הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 6

אֵ֣ין'ein[is] not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 7

זֶ֗הZehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 8

כִּ֚יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 9

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 10

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 11

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 12

וְזֶ֖הve.Zehand this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 13

שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[is] [the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 34:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 14

הַשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 28:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

And he was afraid	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
How	→	מָה H4100 what?
awesome	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
[is] this	→	זֶה H2088 this
place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
is none	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
other than	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
is the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
of heaven	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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