Genesis
Genesis 23:19
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.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.