Genesis

Genesis 50:10–11

¹⁰When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

¹¹When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.^a

Footnotes

a 50:11 Abel-mizraim means mourning of the Egyptians.

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Genesis 50:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they reached	וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the threshing floor	גֹּ֣רֶן	gō·ren	Noun - proper	H1637 threshing-floor
of Atad	הָאָטָ֗ד	hā·’ā·ṭāḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H329 bramble, buck-thorn
which	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is across	בְּעֵ֣בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
they lamented	וַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־	way·yis·pə·ḏū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
and wailed	מִסְפֵּ֛ד	mis·pêḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4553 wailing
loudly	גָּד֥וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and Joseph mourned	וַיַּ֧עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for his father	לְאָבִ֛יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִֽים׃	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

Genesis 50:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
of the land	הָאָ֨רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
saw	וַיַּ֡רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the mourning	הָאֵ֗בֶל	hā·’ê·ḇel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
at the threshing floor of Atad	הָֽאָטָ֔ד	hā·’ā·ṭāḏ	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H329 bramble, buck-thorn
they said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
This	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is a solemn	כָּבֵ֥ד	kā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
ceremony of mourning	אֵֽבֶל־	’ê·ḇel-	Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
by the Egyptians	לְמִצְרָ֑יִם	lə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Thus	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the place	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
across	בְּעֵ֥בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
is called	קָרָ֤א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Abel-mizraim	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H67 Abel-Mitsrajim

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Genesis 50:10 Acts 8:2 · Job 2:13 · 2 Samuel 1:17 · 1 Samuel 31:13 · Deuteronomy 34:8 · Deuteronomy 1:1 · Genesis 50:4 · Numbers 19:11 · Genesis 50:11

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