Genesis

Genesis 31:47

⁴⁷Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.^e

Footnotes

e 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar-sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean heap of witnesses.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Laban	לָבָ֔ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
called it	וַיִּקְרָא־	way·yiq·rā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jegar-sahadutha	שָׂהֲדוּתָ֑א	śā·hă·ḏū·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3026 Jegar-Sahadutha
and Jacob	וְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
called it	קָ֥רָא	qā·rā	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Galeed	גַּלְעֵֽד׃	gal·‘êḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1567 Galed

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.