Genesis
Genesis 34:26
26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They killed | הָרְג֖וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Hamor | חֲמוֹר֙ | ḥă·mō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2544 Chamor |
| and his son | בְּנ֔וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Shechem | שְׁכֶ֣ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7927 shoulder |
| with their swords | חָ֑רֶב | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| took | וַיִּקְח֧וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| Dinah | דִּינָ֛ה | dî·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1783 Dinah |
| out of Shechem’s | שְׁכֶ֖ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7927 shoulder |
| house | מִבֵּ֥ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and went away | וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃ | way·yê·ṣê·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.