Genesis
Genesis 30:18
18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.g
Footnotes
- g 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for wages or reward.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Leah | לֵאָ֗ה | lê·’āh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3812 Leah |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has rewarded me | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| for | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| giving | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| my maidservant | שִׁפְחָתִ֖י | šip̄·ḥā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| to my husband | לְאִישִׁ֑י | lə·’î·šî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H376 man |
| So she named him | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Issachar | יִשָּׂשכָֽר׃ | yiś·śā·š·ḵār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3485 Issachar |
Cross-references
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Genesis 35:23 · 1 Chronicles 12:32 · Genesis 46:13 · Genesis 49:14–15 · Deuteronomy 33:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.