Genesis
Genesis 19:38
38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi.c He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
Footnotes
- c 19:38 Ben-ammi means son of my people.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The younger | וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה | wə·haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| also | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| gave birth to | יָ֣לְדָה | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּ֔ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and she named | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| him | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Ben-ammi | עַמִּ֑י | ‘am·mî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1151 Ben-Ammi |
| He is the father | אֲבִ֥י | ’ă·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| of the Ammonites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| today | הַיּֽוֹם׃ס | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.