Genesis 32:25 Go deeper
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And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 32:25 word 1
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 2
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 3
יָכֹל֙ya.Kholhe prevailed
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 4
וַיִּגַּ֖עvai.yi.Ga'and he touched
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 5
בְּכַף\־be.khaf-<in> [the] socket of
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm: dish
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 32:32, Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16, Leviticus 23:40, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709I; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 6
יְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.Khothigh his
Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: thigh
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 7
וַתֵּ֙קַע֙va.Te.ka'and it was dislocated
Lemma: יָקַע (ya.qa) · Strong's: H3363
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to dislocate/hang
Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 25:4, 2 Samuel 21:6, 2 Samuel 21:9, 2 Samuel 21:13, Jeremiah 6:8, Ezekiel 23:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3363; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 8
כַּף\־kaf-[the] socket of
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm: dish
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 32:32, Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16, Leviticus 23:40, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709I; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 9
יֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekh[the] thigh of
Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: thigh
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 10
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'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 32:25 word 11
בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹbe.he.'a.ve.Kowhen wrestled he
Lemma: אָבַק (a.vaq) · Strong's: H0079
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to wrestle
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0079; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 12
עִמּֽוֹ\׃i.Mowith him
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 32:25 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the man saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| overpower | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| [Jacob] | → | |
| he struck | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| the socket | → | כַּף H3709I palm: dish |
| of Jacob’s hip | → | יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh |
| and dislocated | → | יָקַע H3363 to dislocate/hang |
| . . . | → | כַּף H3709I palm: dish |
| [it] | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| . . . | → | יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh |
| as they | → | עִם H5973A with |
| wrestled | → | אָבַק H0079 to wrestle |
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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