Genesis
Genesis 26:22
22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehobothd and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
Footnotes
- d 26:22 Rehoboth means broad places or open spaces.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He moved on | וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק | way·ya‘·têq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6275 move, proceed, advance |
| from there | מִשָּׁ֗ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and dug | וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ | way·yaḥ·pōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2658 dig, search for |
| another | אַחֶ֔רֶת | ’a·ḥe·reṯ | Adjective - feminine singular | H312 another |
| and they did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| quarrel | רָב֖וּ | rā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7378 strive, contend |
| over it | עָלֶ֑יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| He named | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| it | שְׁמָהּ֙ | šə·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8034 name |
| Rehoboth | רְחֹב֔וֹת | rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7344 Rechoboth |
| and said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| At last | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has made room | הִרְחִ֧יב | hir·ḥîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7337 be, or grow, wide, large |
| for us | לָ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| and we will be fruitful | וּפָרִ֥ינוּ | ū·p̄ā·rî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| in the land | בָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Genesis 17:6 · Exodus 1:7 · Psalm 118:5 · Genesis 28:3 · Genesis 41:52 · Psalm 18:19 · Psalm 4:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.