Ruth 1:3 Go deeper

And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motand he died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

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

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 Ruth 1:3 word 1

אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhElimelech

Lemma: אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ (e.li.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0458

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elimelech

Used 6 times. Also: Ruth 1:2, Ruth 2:1, Ruth 2:3, Ruth 4:3, Ruth 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0458; TAHOT Ruth 1:3 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] husband of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H

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

Meaning: man: husband

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT Ruth 1:3 word 3

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 1:8, Ruth 1:11, Ruth 1:19, Ruth 1:20, Ruth 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5281; TAHOT Ruth 1:3 word 4

וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'Erand she was left

Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to remain

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Ruth 1:3 word 5

הִ֖יאhi'she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

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 Ruth 1:3 word 6

וּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.Neiand [the] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ruth 1:3 word 7

בָנֶֽיהָ\׃va.Nei.hasons her

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

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 Ruth 1:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Naomi’s	→	נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi
husband	→	אִישׁ H0376H man: husband
Elimelech	→	אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0458 Elimelech
died	→	מוּת H4191 to die
and she	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was left	→	שָׁאַר H7604 to remain
with her two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child

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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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