Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 34:3 Interlinear

clave And his soul unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob and he loved the damsel and spake kindly the damsel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתִּדְבַּ֣קH1692claveproperly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
2נַפְשׁ֔וֹH5315And his soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
3בְּדִינָ֖הH1783unto Dinahdinah, the daughter of jacob
4בַּֽתH1323the daughtera daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
5יַעֲקֹ֑בH3290of Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
6וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙H157and he lovedto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
7אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃H5291the damsela girl (from infancy to adolescence)
9וַיְדַבֵּ֖רH1696and spakeperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11לֵ֥בH3820kindlythe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
12הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃H5291the damsela girl (from infancy to adolescence)

Verse Context

Genesis 34:2saw the son of Hamor the Hivite...
Genesis 34:3 (current)clave And his soul unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob and he loved the damsel and spake kindly the damsel
Genesis 34:4saying Hamor unto his father saying...

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