Genesis 32:30 Go deeper

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.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 32:30 word 1

יַעֲקֹ֛בya.'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 32:30 word 2

שֵׁ֥םshem[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 32:30 word 3

הַמָּק֖וֹםha.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 32:30 word 4

פְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElPeniel

Lemma: פְּנוּאֵל (pe.nu.el) · Strong's: H6439G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Peniel

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, 1 Kings 12:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6439G; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 5

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 32:30 word 6

רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI have seen

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 32:30 word 7

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 32:30 word 8

פָּנִ֣יםpa.Nimface

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 9

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 10

פָּנִ֔יםpa.Nimface

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 11

וַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.Tzeland it has been delivered

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22, Exodus 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 12

נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shilife my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Genesis 32:30 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
named	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
the place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
Peniel	→	פְּנוּאֵל H6439G Peniel
saying, “Indeed	→	כִּי H3588A for
I have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
and yet my life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
was spared	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue

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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