Genesis

Genesis 25:13–17

¹³These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

¹⁶These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments — twelve princes of their tribes. ¹⁷Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

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Genesis 25:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֗לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the names	שְׁמוֹת֙	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
in the order of their birth	לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑ם	lə·ṯō·wl·ḏō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8435 descent, family, history
Nebaioth	נְבָיֹ֔ת	nə·ḇā·yōṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5032 Nebajoth
the firstborn	בְּכֹ֤ר	bə·ḵōr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
then Kedar	וְקֵדָ֥ר	wə·qê·ḏār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6938 Kedar
Adbeel	וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל	wə·’aḏ·bə·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H110 Adbeel
Mibsam	וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃	ū·miḇ·śām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4017 Mibsam

Genesis 25:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Mishma	וּמִשְׁמָ֥ע	ū·miš·mā‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4927 Mishma
Dumah	וְדוּמָ֖ה	wə·ḏū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1746 Dumah
Massa	וּמַשָּֽׂא׃	ū·maś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4854 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute

Genesis 25:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hadad	חֲדַ֣ד	ḥă·ḏaḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2301 Chadad
Tema	וְתֵימָ֔א	wə·ṯê·mā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8485 Tema
Jetur	יְט֥וּר	yə·ṭūr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3195 Jetur
Naphish	נָפִ֖ישׁ	nā·p̄îš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5305 Naphish
and Kedemah	וָקֵֽדְמָה׃	wā·qê·ḏə·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6929 Kedemah

Genesis 25:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֣לֶּה	êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were	הֵ֞ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
the sons	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
and these	וְאֵ֣לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were their names	שְׁמֹתָ֔ם	šə·mō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
by their villages	בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם	bə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2691 enclosure, court
and encampments	וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם	ū·ḇə·ṭî·rō·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2918 encampment, battlement
twelve	שְׁנֵים־	šə·nêm-	Number - md	H8147 two
princes	נְשִׂיאִ֖ם	nə·śî·’im	Noun - masculine plural	H5387 one lifted up
of their tribes	לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃	lə·’um·mō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H523 tribe, people

Genesis 25:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
lived	חַיֵּ֣י	ḥay·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2416 alive, living
a total of	וְאֵ֗לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
137	מְאַ֥ת	mə·’aṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H3967 hundred
years	שָׁנָ֛ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
Then he breathed his last	וַיִּגְוַ֣ע	way·yiḡ·wa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1478 expire perish, die
and died	וַיָּ֔מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and was gathered	וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף	way·yê·’ā·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his people	עַמָּֽיו׃	‘am·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people