Genesis 37:34 Go deeper

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'and he tore

Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to tear

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56, Numbers 14:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 1

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 37:34 word 2

שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.Tavclothes his

Lemma: שִׂמְלָה (sim.lah) · Strong's: H8071

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: mantle

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 41:14, Genesis 44:13, Genesis 45:22, Exodus 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8071; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 3

וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 4

שַׂ֖קsaksackcloth

Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sackcloth

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4, 2 Samuel 3:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 5

בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.Navon loins his

Lemma: מׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) · Strong's: H4975

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: loin

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 28:42, Deuteronomy 33:11, 2 Samuel 20:8, 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 12:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4975; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 6

וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.Beland he mourned

Lemma: אָבַל (a.val) · Strong's: H0056

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)

Meaning: to mourn

Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 33:4, Numbers 14:39, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 13:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0056; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

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 37:34 word 8

בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 9

יָמִ֥יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 10

רַבִּֽים\׃ra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Genesis 37:34 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
tore	→	קָרַע H7167 to tear
his clothes	→	שִׂמְלָה H8071 mantle
put	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
sackcloth	→	שַׂק H8242 sackcloth
around his waist	→	מׇתְנַ֫יִם H4975 loin
and mourned	→	אָבַל H0056 to mourn
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
his son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
many	→	רַב H7227A many
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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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