Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 26:20 Interlinear
“did strive And the herdmen of Gerar And the herdmen with Isaac's saying The water is ours and he called the name of the well Esek because they strove ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ | H7378 | did strive | properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
| 2 | רֹעֵ֥י | H7462 | And the herdmen | to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie |
| 3 | גְרָ֗ר | H1642 | of Gerar | gerar, a philistine city |
| 4 | עִם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 5 | רֹעֵ֥י | H7462 | And the herdmen | to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie |
| 6 | יִצְחָ֛ק | H3327 | with Isaac's | jitschak (or isaac), son of abraham |
| 7 | לֵאמֹ֖ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | לָ֣נוּ | H0 | ||
| 9 | הַמָּ֑יִם | H4325 | The water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 10 | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | H7121 | is ours and he called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 11 | שֵֽׁם | H8034 | the name | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 12 | הַבְּאֵר֙ | H875 | of the well | a pit; especially a well |
| 13 | עֵ֔שֶׂק | H6230 | Esek | strife |
| 14 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 15 | הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ | H6229 | because they strove | to press upon, i.e., quarrel |
| 16 | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
Verse Context
Genesis 26:19digged servants And Isaac's in the valley and found ...
Genesis 26:20 (current)did strive And the herdmen of Gerar And the herdmen with Isaac's saying The water is ours and he called the name of the well Esek because they strove
Genesis 26:21And they digged well another and strove ...