Genesis 33:17 Go deeper
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And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. (KJV)
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וְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.Koand Jacob
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 33:17 word 1
נָסַ֣עna.Sa'he set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 2
סֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahSuccoth towards
Lemma: סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) · Strong's: H5523G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Succoth
Used 14 times. Also: Joshua 13:27, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:14, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 3
וַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 4
בָּ֑יִתBa.yita house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 5
וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙u.le.mik.Ne.huand for livestock his
Lemma: מִקְנֶה (miq.neh) · Strong's: H4735
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: livestock
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 30:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4735; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 6
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 7
סֻכֹּ֔תsu.Kotshelters
Lemma: סֻכָּה (suk.kah) · Strong's: H5521
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: booth
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:42, Leviticus 23:43, Deuteronomy 16:13, Deuteronomy 16:16, Deuteronomy 31:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5521; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 8
עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 9
כֵּ֛ןken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 10
קָרָ֥אka.Ra'he called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 33:17 word 11
שֵׁם\־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 33:17 word 12
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 33:17 word 13
סֻכּֽוֹת\׃\ \סsu.KotSuccoth
Lemma: סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) · Strong's: H5523G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Succoth
Used 14 times. Also: Joshua 13:27, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:14, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Genesis 33:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| went on | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| to Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
| where he built | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| a house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| for himself | → | |
| and shelters | → | סֻכָּה H5521 booth |
| for his livestock | → | מִקְנֶה H4735 livestock |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| that is why | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| was called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
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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