Genesis
Genesis 20:18
18for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| account | דְּבַ֥ר | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of Abraham’s | אַבְרָהָֽם׃ס | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| wife | אֵ֥שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Sarah | שָׂרָ֖ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had completely closed | עָצֹ֤ר | ‘ā·ṣōr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6113 restrain, retain |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the wombs | רֶ֖חֶם | re·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H7358 womb |
| in Abimelech’s | אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| household | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
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