Genesis
Genesis 30:8
8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.c
Footnotes
- c 30:8 Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Rachel | רָחֵ֗ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| In my great struggles | נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י | nap̄·tū·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5319 wrestled, struggle |
| I have wrestled | נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי | nip̄·tal·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6617 twist |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| my sister | אֲחֹתִ֖י | ’ă·ḥō·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H269 sister |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| won | יָכֹ֑לְתִּי | yā·ḵō·lə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| So she named | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| him | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Naphtali | נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ | nap̄·tā·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5321 Naphtali |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.