Genesis

Genesis 26:33

33So he called it Shibah,e and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.f

Footnotes

  • e 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  • f 26:33 Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
itאֹתָ֖הּ’ō·ṯāhDirect object marker; third person feminine singularH853 mark of the accusative
Shibahשִׁבְעָ֑הšiḇ·‘āhNoun - proper - feminine singularH7656 Shebah
andעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
toעַ֖ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
thisהַזֶּֽה׃סhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the nameשֵׁם־šêm-Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the cityהָעִיר֙hā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
is Beershebaשֶׁ֔בַעše·ḇa‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH884 Beersheba

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Genesis 21:31 · Genesis 26:28

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