Genesis
Genesis 50:11
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.
Word by word
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.