Genesis
Genesis 23:16
16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָם֮ | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| agreed | וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ephron’s terms | עֶפְרוֹן֒ | ‘ep̄·rō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6085 Ephron |
| and | אַבְרָהָם֙ | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| weighed out | וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל | way·yiš·qōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8254 weigh |
| the price | הַכֶּ֕סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| he had named | דִּבֶּ֖ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| in the hearing | בְּאָזְנֵ֣י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| of the Hittites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| four | אַרְבַּ֤ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular construct | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵאוֹת֙ | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| shekels | שֶׁ֣קֶל | še·qel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8255 shekel |
| of silver | כֶּ֔סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| according to the standard | עֹבֵ֖ר | ‘ō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| of the merchants | לַסֹּחֵֽר׃ | las·sō·ḥêr | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.