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And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.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 35:15 word 1
יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'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 35:15 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 3
שֵׁ֣םshem[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 35:15 word 4
הַמָּק֗וֹםha.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 35:15 word 5
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwhere
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 6
דִּבֶּ֨רdi.Berhe had spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 7
אִתּ֥וֹ'i.Towith him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 8
שָׁ֛םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 9
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 35:15 word 10
בֵּֽית\־beit-Beth-
Lemma: בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל (bet-el) · Strong's: H1008G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethel
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1008G; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 11
אֵֽל\׃'El-el
Lemma: בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל (bet-el) · Strong's: H1008G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethel
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1008G; TAHOT Genesis 35:15 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| the place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| where | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| had spoken | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Bethel | → | בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל H1008G Bethel |
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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