Genesis 26:33 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.”

Genesis 26:33 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 26:3312 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֹתָהּʾōtāh—

שִׁבְעָהšivəʿāhShebah

עַלʿalAbove

כֵּןkēnSet upright

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

בְּאֵרbəʾēr—

שֶׁבַעševaʿBeer-Sheba

עַדʿadAs far

הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

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

אֹתָהּʾōtāhdirect object marker (no translation)

שִׁבְעָהšivəʿāhShebah

עַלʿalAbove

כֵּןkēnSet upright

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

בְּאֵרbəʾērdirect object marker (no translation)

שֶׁבַעševaʿBeer-Sheba

עַדʿadAs far

הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

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