Genesis

Genesis 26:20

²⁰But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek,^b because they contended with him.

Footnotes

b 26:20 Esek means contention.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the herdsmen	רֹעֵ֣י	rō·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of Gerar	גְרָ֗ר	ḡə·rār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1642 Gerar
quarreled	וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ	way·yā·rî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7378 strive, contend
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Isaac’s	יִצְחָ֛ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
herdsmen	רֹעֵ֥י	rō·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and said	לֵאמֹ֖ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
The water is ours	הַמָּ֑יִם	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
So he named	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the well	הַבְּאֵר֙	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
Esek	עֵ֔שֶׂק	‘ê·śeq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6230 strife
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they contended	הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ	hiṯ·‘aś·śə·qū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H6229 contend
with him	עִמּֽוֹ׃	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

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