Genesis 49:21 Go deeper

Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiNaphtali

Lemma: נַפְתָּלִי (naph.ta.li) · Strong's: H5321G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Naphtali

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:24, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:15, Numbers 1:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5321G; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 1

אַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.Lah[is] a doe

Lemma: אַיָּלָה (ay.ya.lah) · Strong's: H0355

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: doe

Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:34, Job 39:1, Psalms 18:33, Psalms 22:0, Psalms 29:9, Proverbs 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0355; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 2

שְׁלֻחָ֑הshe.lu.Chahlet loose

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to send: let go

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2, Exodus 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 3

הַנֹּתֵ֖ןha.no.Tenthe [one which] utters

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 4

אִמְרֵי\־'im.rei-words of

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29, Job 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 5

שָֽׁפֶר\׃\ \סSha.ferbeauty

Lemma: שֶׁ֫פֶר (she.pher) · Strong's: H8233

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

Meaning: beauty

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8233; TAHOT Genesis 49:21 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Naphtali	→	נַפְתָּלִי H5321G Naphtali
is a doe	→	אַיָּלָה H0355 doe
set free	→	שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go
that bears	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
beautiful	→	שֶׁ֫פֶר H8233 beauty
fawns	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word

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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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