Genesis
Genesis 12:14
14So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיְהִ֕י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| when Abram | אַבְרָ֖ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| entered | כְּב֥וֹא | kə·ḇō·w | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יְמָה | miṣ·rā·yə·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| the Egyptians | הַמִּצְרִים֙ | ham·miṣ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H4713 Mitsrite |
| saw | וַיִּרְא֤וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the woman | הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| was very | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| beautiful | יָפָ֥ה | yā·p̄āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3303 fair, beautiful |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.