Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 23:16 Interlinear
“hearkened And Abraham to Ephron weighed And Abraham to Ephron of silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth four hundred shekels of silver current money with the merchant”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | H8085 | hearkened | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | אַבְרָהָם֙ | H85 | And Abraham | abraham, the later name of abram |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן | H6085 | to Ephron | ephron, the name of a canaanite and of two places in palestine |
| 5 | וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל | H8254 | weighed | to suspend or poise (especially in trade) |
| 6 | אַבְרָהָם֙ | H85 | And Abraham | abraham, the later name of abram |
| 7 | לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן | H6085 | to Ephron | ephron, the name of a canaanite and of two places in palestine |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | כֶּ֔סֶף | H3701 | of silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | דִּבֶּ֖ר | H1696 | which he had named | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 12 | בְּאָזְנֵ֣י | H241 | in the audience | broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) |
| 13 | בְנֵי | H1121 | of the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 14 | חֵ֑ת | H2845 | of Heth | cheth, an indigenous canaanite |
| 15 | אַרְבַּ֤ע | H702 | four | four |
| 16 | מֵאוֹת֙ | H3967 | hundred | a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction |
| 17 | שֶׁ֣קֶל | H8255 | shekels | probably a weight; used as a commercial standard |
| 18 | כֶּ֔סֶף | H3701 | of silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 19 | עֹבֵ֖ר | H5674 | current | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 20 | לַסֹּחֵֽר׃ | H5503 | money with the merchant | to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate |
Verse Context
Genesis 23:15My lord hearken unto me the land is worth four hundred shekels...
Genesis 23:16 (current)hearkened And Abraham to Ephron weighed And Abraham to Ephron of silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth four hundred shekels of silver current money with the merchant
Genesis 23:17were made sure And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah ...