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And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. (KJV)

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וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩va.tik.re.Nahand they called

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

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 4:17 word 1

הַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.Notthe [female] neighbors

Lemma: שָׁכֵן (sha.khen) · Strong's: H7934

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: neighboring

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 3:22, Exodus 12:4, Deuteronomy 1:7, Psalms 31:11, Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7934; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 2

שֵׁם֙shema name

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 3

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 4:17 word 4

יֻלַּד\־yu.lad-he has been born

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 5

בֵּ֖ןbena son

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

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 4:17 word 6

לְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.Mito Naomi

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 4:17 word 7

וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽהva.tik.Re.nahand they called

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

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 4:17 word 8

שְׁמוֹ֙she.Moname his

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 9

עוֹבֵ֔דo.VedObed

Lemma: עוֹבֵד (o.ved) · Strong's: H5744G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Obed

Used 5 times. Also: Ruth 4:21, Ruth 4:22, 1 Chronicles 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5744G; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 10

ה֥וּאhu'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 Ruth 4:17 word 11

אֲבִי\־'a.vi-[was] [the] father of

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 12

יִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiJesse

Lemma: יִשַׁי (yi.shay) · Strong's: H3448

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jesse

Used 42 times. Also: Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:3, 1 Samuel 16:5, 1 Samuel 16:8, 1 Samuel 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3448; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 13

אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[the] father of

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 14

דָוִֽד\׃\ \פda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT Ruth 4:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

The neighbor	→	שָׁכֵן H7934 neighboring
women said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
A son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
has been born	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
to Naomi	→	נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi
. . .	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
and they named	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
him	→
Obed	→	עוֹבֵד H5744G Obed
He [became]	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
the father	→	אָב H0001G father
of Jesse	→	יִשַׁי H3448 Jesse
the father	→	אָב H0001G father
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David

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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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