Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 28:12 Interlinear

And he dreamed and behold a ladder set up on the earth and the top of it reached to heaven and behold the angels of God ascending and descending

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םH2492And he dreamedproperly, to bind firmly, i.e., (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
2וְהִנֵּ֤הH2009lo!
3סֻלָּם֙H5551and behold a laddera stair-case
4מֻצָּ֣בH5324set upto station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
5אַ֔רְצָהH776on the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹH7218and the top of itthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
7מַגִּ֣יעַH5060reachedproperly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
8הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהH8064to heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
9וְהִנֵּה֙H2009lo!
10מַלְאֲכֵ֣יH4397and behold the angelsa messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
11אֱלֹהִ֔יםH430of Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
12עֹלִ֥יםH5927ascendingto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
13וְיֹֽרְדִ֖יםH3381and descendingto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
14בּֽוֹ׃H0

Verse Context

Genesis 28:11And he lighted in that place and tarried there all night was set...
Genesis 28:12 (current)And he dreamed and behold a ladder set up on the earth and the top of it reached to heaven and behold the angels of God ascending and descending
Genesis 28:13 And behold the LORD stood above it and said ...

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