Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 31:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 31:23, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And he took his brethren with him and pursued after him journey seven days and they overtook him in the mount Gilead”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּקַּ֤ח | H3947 | And he took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | אֶחָיו֙ | H251 | his brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 4 | עִמּ֔וֹ | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 5 | וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף | H7291 | with him and pursued | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
| 6 | אַֽחֲרָ֔יו | H310 | after him | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 7 | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | H1870 | journey | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 8 | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | H7651 | seven | seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number |
| 9 | יָמִ֑ים | H3117 | days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 10 | וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק | H1692 | and they overtook | properly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit |
| 11 | אֹת֖וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 12 | בְּהַ֥ר | H2022 | him in the mount | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 13 | הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ | H1568 | Gilead | gilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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