Genesis

Genesis 33:3

³But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
went on	עָבַ֣ר	‘ā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ahead	לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and bowed	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to the ground	אַ֙רְצָה֙	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
times	פְּעָמִ֔ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
he approached	גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ	giš·tōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
his brother	אָחִֽיו׃	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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