Genesis 17:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.”

Genesis 17:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:514 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִקָּרֵ֥אyiqārēʾ

it will be calledverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

ע֛וֹדʿwōd

againadvH5750

all life long · at all · besides · but ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

שִׁמְ/ךָ֖šiməkā

name yournounH8034

base · named · renown · report

אַבְרָ֑םʾabərām

AbramnounH87

וְ/הָיָ֤הwəhāyāh

and it will beconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

שִׁמְ/ךָ֙šiməkā

name yournounH8034

base · named · renown · report

אַבְרָהָ֔םʾabərāhām

AbrahamnounH85

כִּ֛יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אַבʾab

a father ofnounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

הֲמ֥וֹןhămwōn

a multitude ofnounH1995

company · many · multitude · multiply ···

גּוֹיִ֖םgwōyim

nationsnounH1471

heathen · nation · people

נְתַתִּֽי/ךָnətatiykā

I have made youverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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