Genesis

Genesis 35:18

¹⁸And with her last breath— for she was dying— she named vvv him Ben-oni.^j But his father called him Benjamin.^k

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with her last	בְּצֵ֤את	bə·ṣêṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
breath	נַפְשָׁהּ֙	nap̄·šāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she was dying	מֵ֔תָה	mê·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
she named	וַתִּקְרָ֥א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
vvv him	בֶּן־	ben-	Preposition	H1126 Ben-Oni
Ben-oni	אוֹנִ֑י	’ō·w·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1126 Ben-Oni
But his father	וְאָבִ֖יו	wə·’ā·ḇîw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
called	קָֽרָא־	qā·rā-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Benjamin	בִנְיָמִֽין׃	ḇin·yā·mîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.