Genesis 32:2 Go deeper

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand 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 32:2 word 1

יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 32:2 word 2

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust when

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Genesis 32:2 word 3

רָאָ֔םra.'Amhe saw them

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 32:2 word 4

מַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.Neh[is] [the] camp of

Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: camp

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8, Genesis 50:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Genesis 32:2 word 5

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'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 32:2 word 6

זֶ֑הZehthis

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 32:2 word 7

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 32:2 word 8

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 32:2 word 9

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 32:2 word 10

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 32:2 word 11

מַֽחֲנָֽיִם\׃\ \פMa.cha.Na.yimMahanaim

Lemma: מַחֲנַיִם (ma.cha.na.yim) · Strong's: H4266

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Mahanaim

Used 13 times. Also: Joshua 13:26, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 21:38, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:12, 2 Samuel 2:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4266; TAHOT Genesis 32:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
[Jacob] saw them	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
[he]	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
is the camp	→	מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
So he named	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
Mahanaim	→	מַחֲנַיִם H4266 Mahanaim

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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