Genesis 38:12 Go deeper
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And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. (KJV)
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וַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.Buand they increased
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 1
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe days
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 38:12 word 2
וַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motand she died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 3
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 4
שׁ֣וּעַShu.a'Shua
Lemma: שׁוּעַ (shu.a) · Strong's: H7770
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shua
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 38:2, 1 Chronicles 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7770; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 5
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 6
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 7
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemand he was comforted
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to be sorry: comfort
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 50:21, Deuteronomy 32:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 8
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 9
וַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 10
עַל\־'al-to
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 38:12 word 11
גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤יgo.za.Zei[the] shearers of
Lemma: גָּזַז (ga.zaz) · Strong's: H1494
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to shear
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 31:19, Genesis 38:13, Deuteronomy 15:19, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1494; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 12
צֹאנוֹ֙tzo.Nosheep his
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 13
ה֗וּאHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 14
וְחִירָ֛הve.chi.Rahand Hirah
Lemma: חִירָה (chi.rah) · Strong's: H2437
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hirah
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2437; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 15
רֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.hufriend his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 16
הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.Mithe Adullamite
Lemma: עֲדֻלָּמִי (a.dul.la.mi) · Strong's: H5726
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Adullamite
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5726; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 17
תִּמְנָֽתָה\׃tim.Na.tahTimnah towards
Lemma: תִּמְנָה (tim.nah) · Strong's: H8553G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Timnah
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:13, Genesis 38:14, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 19:43, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8553G; TAHOT Genesis 38:12 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After a long | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| time | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Judah’s | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| the daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Shua | → | שׁוּעַ H7770 Shua |
| died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| When Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| had finished mourning | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| and his friend | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| Hirah | → | חִירָה H2437 Hirah |
| the Adullamite | → | עֲדֻלָּמִי H5726 Adullamite |
| went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his sheepshearers | → | גָּזַז H1494 to shear |
| . . . | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| at Timnah | → | תִּמְנָה H8553G Timnah |
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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