Genesis

Genesis 28:17

¹⁷And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he was afraid	וַיִּירָא֙	way·yî·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
and said	וַיֹּאמַ֔ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
How	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
awesome	נּוֹרָ֖א	nō·w·rā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	הַמָּק֣וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
This	זֶ֗ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is none	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
other than	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
this	וְזֶ֖ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is the gate	שַׁ֥עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.