Genesis
Genesis 29:34
34Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.d
Footnotes
- d 29:34 Levi sounds like the Hebrew for being attached to or feeling affection for.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once again | עוֹד֮ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| conceived | וַתַּ֣הַר | wat·ta·har | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and gave birth to | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּן֒ | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and she said | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Now | עַתָּ֤ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| at last | הַפַּ֙עַם֙ | hap·pa·‘am | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| my husband | אִישִׁי֙ | ’î·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H376 man |
| will become attached | יִלָּוֶ֤ה | yil·lā·weh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3867 join |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have borne | יָלַ֥דְתִּי | yā·laḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| sons | בָנִ֑ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| So | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| he was named | קָרָֽא־ | qā·rā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Levi | לֵוִֽי׃ | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
Cross-references
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Exodus 32:26–29 · Genesis 49:5–7 · Deuteronomy 33:8–10 · Genesis 46:11 · Numbers 18:2–4 · Genesis 35:23 · Exodus 2:1 · Genesis 34:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.