Genesis

Genesis 23:1–2

¹Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old. ²She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

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Genesis 23:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיִּהְיוּ֙	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Sarah	שָׂרָ֔ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
lived to be	חַיֵּ֣י	ḥay·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2416 alive, living
127	מֵאָ֥ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
years	שָׁנָ֛ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
old	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Genesis 23:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
died	וַתָּ֣מָת	wat·tā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
in Kiriath-arba	אַרְבַּ֛ע	’ar·ba‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7153 Kirjath-Arba, Kirjath-ha-Arba
that is	הִ֥וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
Hebron	חֶבְר֖וֹן	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
went out	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to mourn	לִסְפֹּ֥ד	lis·pōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5594 wail, lament
and to weep	וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃	wə·liḇ·kō·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
for	לְשָׂרָ֖ה	lə·śā·rāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah

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Genesis 23:2 Genesis 23:19 · Genesis 13:18 · 1 Chronicles 6:57 · Judges 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.