Judges

Judges 18:29

²⁹They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel — though the city was formerly named Laish.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They named	וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Dan	דָּ֔ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
after	בְּשֵׁם֙	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
their forefather	אֲבִיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
Dan	דָּ֣ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was born	יוּלַּ֖ד	yūl·laḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
though	וְאוּלָ֛ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was formerly	לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃	lā·ri·šō·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
named	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Laish	לַ֥יִשׁ	la·yiš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3919 Laish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.