Genesis
Genesis 23:19–20
19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
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Genesis 23:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | וְאַחֲרֵי־ | wə·’a·ḥă·rê- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H310 behind |
| this | כֵן֩ | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֜ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| buried | קָבַ֨ר | qā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| his wife | אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Sarah | שָׂרָ֣ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the cave | מְעָרַ֞ת | mə·‘ā·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4631 cave |
| of the field | שְׂדֵ֧ה | śə·ḏêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| at Machpelah | הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה | ham·maḵ·pê·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4375 Makpelah |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mamre | מַמְרֵ֖א | mam·rê | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4471 Mamre |
| that is | הִ֣וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Hebron | חֶבְר֑וֹן | ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֖רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנָֽעַן׃ | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
Genesis 23:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| and its | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| cave | וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה | wə·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| were deeded | וַיָּ֨קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| by the Hittites | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| to Abraham | לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם | lə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| as a burial | קָ֑בֶר | qā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| site | לַאֲחֻזַּת־ | la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H272 possession |
Cross-references
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Genesis 23:20 Ruth 4:7–10 · Jeremiah 32:10–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.