Genesis 16:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.”

Genesis 16:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:1412 words

עַלʿalAbove

כֵּןkēnSet upright

קָרָאqārāʾCall out to

לַבְּאֵרlabəʾērTo pit

בְּאֵרbəʾēr—

לַחַיlaḥay—

רֹאִיrōʾîBeer-Lachai-Roi

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

בֵיןvênBetween

קָדֵשׁqādēšKadesh

וּבֵיןûvênAnd between

בָּרֶדbāredBered

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

עַלʿalAbove

כֵּןkēnSet upright

קָרָאqārāʾCall out to

לַבְּאֵרlabəʾērTo pit

בְּאֵרbəʾērdirect object marker (no translation)

לַחַיlaḥaydirect object marker (no translation)

רֹאִיrōʾîBeer-Lachai-Roi

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

בֵיןvênBetween

קָדֵשׁqādēšKadesh

וּבֵיןûvênAnd between

בָּרֶדbāredBered

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