Genesis 32:28 Go deeper
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And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 32:28 word 1
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 32:28 word 2
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 32:28 word 3
יֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.Merit will be called
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 32:28 word 4
עוֹד֙'Odagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 5
שִׁמְךָ֔shim.Khaname your
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 32:28 word 6
כִּ֖יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 7
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 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 36:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 9
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 32:28 word 10
שָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.tayou have struggled
Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8280
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to strive
Used 2 times. Also: Hosea 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8280; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 11
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 32:28 word 12
אֱלֹהִ֛ים'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 32:28 word 13
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 32:28 word 14
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.Shimpeople
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 32:28 word 15
וַתּוּכָֽל\׃va.tu.Khaland you have prevailed
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
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 32:28 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then [the man] said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Your name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| will no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| longer | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| be | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| but Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| because | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| you have struggled | → | שָׂרָה H8280 to strive |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| men | → | H0376 |
| and you have prevailed | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
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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