Genesis 30:18 Go deeper
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And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. (KJV)
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 30:18 word 1
לֵאָ֗הle.'AhLeah
Lemma: לֵאָה (le.ah) · Strong's: H3812
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Leah
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 29:23, Genesis 29:24, Genesis 29:25, Genesis 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3812; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 2
נָתַ֤ןna.Tanhe has given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 3
אֱלֹהִים֙'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 30:18 word 4
שְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.Rireward my
Lemma: שָׂכָר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7939
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wages
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 30:28, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:8, Exodus 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7939; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 5
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
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 30:18 word 6
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 7
שִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.Timaidservant my
Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 8
לְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.Shito husband my
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man: husband
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 9
וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 30:18 word 10
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 30:18 word 11
יִשָּׂשכָֽר\׃yi.so.sh.KharIssachar
Lemma: יִשָּׂשכָר (yis.sa.s.khar) · Strong's: H3485G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Issachar
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:13, Genesis 49:14, Exodus 1:3, Numbers 1:8, Numbers 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3485G; TAHOT Genesis 30:18 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Leah | → | לֵאָה H3812 Leah |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has rewarded me | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| . . . | → | שָׂכָר H7939 wages |
| for | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| giving | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| my maidservant | → | שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant |
| to my husband | → | אִישׁ H0376H man: husband |
| So she named him | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Issachar | → | יִשָּׂשכָר H3485G Issachar |
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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