Genesis
Genesis 23:1
1Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.