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And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 1

נָעֳמִ֤יno.'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 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5281; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 3

הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledthe child

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206

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

Meaning: youth

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 4

וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּva.te.shi.Te.huand she placed him

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896H

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

Meaning: to set: put

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896H; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 5

בְחֵיקָ֔הּve.chei.Kahon bosom her

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436G

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

Meaning: bosom: embrace

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56, 2 Samuel 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436G; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 6

וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and she became

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 7

לְאֹמֶֽנֶת\׃le.'o.Me.net<into> a nurse

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Ruth 4:16 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

And Naomi	→	נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the child	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
placed him	→	שִׁית H7896H to set: put
on her lap	→	חֵיק H2436G bosom: embrace
and became	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a nurse	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
to him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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