Genesis 21:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.”

Genesis 21:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 21:312 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶתʾet—

שֶׁםšemAppellation

בְּנוֹbənwōSon

הַנּוֹלַדhanwōladThe bear young

לוֹlwōTo

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young

לּוֹlwōTo

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שֶׁםšemAppellation

בְּנוֹbənwōSon

הַנּוֹלַדhanwōladThe bear young

לוֹlwōTo

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young

לּוֹlwōTo

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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