Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 33:3 Interlinear
“ And he passed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְה֖וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 2 | עָבַ֣ר | H5674 | And he passed over | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 3 | לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם | H6440 | before them | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 4 | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ | H7812 | and bowed himself | to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god) |
| 5 | אַ֙רְצָה֙ | H776 | to the ground | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 6 | שֶׁ֣בַע | H7651 | seven | seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number |
| 7 | פְּעָמִ֔ים | H6471 | times | a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) |
| 8 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 9 | גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ | H5066 | until he came near | to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati |
| 10 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 11 | אָחִֽיו׃ | H251 | to his brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
Verse Context
Genesis 33:2And he put the handmaids and her children foremost...
Genesis 33:3 (current) And he passed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother
Genesis 33:4ran And Esau to meet him and embraced him and fell ...