Genesis 28:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”

Genesis 28:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 28:1912 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֶתʾet—

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing

הַהוּאhahûʾThe he

בֵּיתbêt—

אֵלʾēlBeth-El

וְאוּלָםwəʾûlāmAnd however

לוּזlûzLuz

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

לָרִאשֹׁנָהlāriʾšōnāhTo first

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

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing

הַהוּאhahûʾThe he

בֵּיתbêtdirect object marker (no translation)

אֵלʾēlBeth-El

וְאוּלָםwəʾûlāmAnd however

לוּזlûzLuz

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

לָרִאשֹׁנָהlāriʾšōnāhTo first

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