Genesis

Genesis 2:23

²³And the man said:

“This is now bone of my bones

and flesh of my flesh;

she shall be called ‘woman,’

for out of man she was taken.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the man	הָֽאָדָם֒	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
now	הַפַּ֗עַם	hap·pa·‘am	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
bone	עֶ֚צֶם	‘e·ṣem	Noun - feminine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
of my bones	מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י	mê·‘ă·ṣā·may	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
and flesh	וּבָשָׂ֖ר	ū·ḇā·śār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
of my flesh	מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י	mib·bə·śā·rî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
she	לְזֹאת֙	lə·zōṯ	Preposition-l; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
shall be called	יִקָּרֵ֣א	yiq·qā·rê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
woman	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
out of man	מֵאִ֖ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
she	זֹּֽאת׃	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
was taken	לֻֽקֳחָה־	lu·qo·ḥāh-	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ephesians 5:28–30 · 1 Corinthians 11:8–9 · 2 Samuel 5:1 · Genesis 29:14 · Judges 9:2 · 2 Samuel 19:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.