Ruth 1:20 Go deeper

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. (KJV)

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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 1

אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.Hento them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 2

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 3

תִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahyou call

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVqj2fp)

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 Ruth 1:20 word 4

נָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiNaomi

Lemma: נׇעֳמִי (no.o.mi) · Strong's: H5281

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Naomi

Used 21 times. Also: Ruth 1:2, Ruth 1:3, Ruth 1:8, Ruth 1:11, Ruth 1:19, Ruth 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5281; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 5

קְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.nacall

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVqv2fp)

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 Ruth 1:20 word 6

מָרָ֔אma.Ra'Mara

Lemma: מָרָא (ma.ra) · Strong's: H4755

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: Mara

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4755; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 7

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 8

הֵמַ֥רhe.Marhe has caused bitterness

Lemma: מָרַר (ma.rar) · Strong's: H4843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 23:21, Ruth 1:13, 2 Kings 4:27, Job 27:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4843; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 9

שַׁדַּ֛יsha.Dai[the] Almighty

Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Almighty

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 10

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Ruth 1:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
call	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
me	→
Naomi	→	נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi
she replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Call	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
me	→
Mara	→	מָרָא H4755 Mara
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
has dealt quite bitterly	→	מָרַר H4843 to provoke
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
with me	→

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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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