Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 15:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Exodus 15:23, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And when they came Marah they could not drink of the waters Marah for they were bitter of it was called therefore the name Marah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | H935 | And when they came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | מָרָֽה׃ | H4785 | Marah | marah, a place in the desert |
| 3 | וְלֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 4 | יָֽכְל֗וּ | H3201 | they could | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 5 | לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת | H8354 | not drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | מַ֙יִם֙ | H4325 | of the waters | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 7 | מָרָֽה׃ | H4785 | Marah | marah, a place in the desert |
| 8 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | מָרִ֖ים | H4751 | for they were bitter | bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly |
| 10 | הֵ֑ם | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 11 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 12 | כֵּ֥ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 13 | קָרָֽא | H7121 | of it was called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 14 | שְׁמָ֖הּ | H8034 | therefore the name | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 15 | מָרָֽה׃ | H4785 | Marah | marah, a place in the desert |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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