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And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.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 28:19 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 28:19 word 2
שֵֽׁם\־shem-[the] name of
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 28:19 word 3
הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Komthe 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 28:19 word 4
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 5
בֵּֽית\־beit-Beth-
Lemma: בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל (bet-el) · Strong's: H1008G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethel
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3, Genesis 35:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1008G; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 6
אֵ֑ל'El-el
Lemma: בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל (bet-el) · Strong's: H1008G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethel
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3, Genesis 35:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1008G; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 7
וְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.Lamand but
Lemma: אוּלָם (u.lam) · Strong's: H0199
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: but
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:16, Numbers 14:21, Judges 18:29, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 25:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0199; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 8
ל֥וּזluz[was] Luz
Lemma: לוּז (luz) · Strong's: H3870H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Luz
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 35:6, Genesis 48:3, Joshua 16:2, Joshua 18:13, Judges 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3870H; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 9
שֵׁם\־shem-[the] name of
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 28:19 word 10
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 11
לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה\׃la.ri.sho.Nahto the former [time]
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: first
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 38:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Genesis 28:19 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and he called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| Bethel | → | בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל H1008G Bethel |
| though | → | אוּלָם H0199 but |
| previously | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| had been named | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Luz | → | לוּז H3870H Luz |
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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