Genesis

Genesis 35:14–15

¹⁴So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him— a stone marker— and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. ¹⁵Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.ⁱ

Footnotes

i 35:15 Bethel means house of God.

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Genesis 35:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
set up	וַיַּצֵּ֨ב	way·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
a pillar	מַצֵּבָ֗ה	maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
in the place	בַּמָּק֛וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had spoken	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
with him	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
a stone	אָ֑בֶן	’ā·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
marker	מַצֶּ֣בֶת	maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4678 stationary, stone, stock
and he poured out	וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ	way·yas·sêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5258 pour out
a drink offering	נֶ֔סֶךְ	ne·seḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H5262 drink-offering
on it	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
and anointed it	וַיִּצֹ֥ק	way·yi·ṣōq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3332 pour, cast, flow
with oil	שָֽׁמֶן׃	šā·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil

Genesis 35:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the place	הַמָּק֗וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had spoken	דִּבֶּ֨ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
with him	אִתּ֥וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
Bethel	אֵֽל׃	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.