Genesis 35:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.”
Genesis 35:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 35:1813 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בְּצֵאתbəṣēʾtIn go
נַפְשָׁהּnap̄əšāhBreathing creature
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
מֵתָהmētāhDie
וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to
שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation
בֶּןben—
אוֹנִיʾwōnîBen-Oni
וְאָבִיוwəʾāvîwAnd father
קָרָאqārāʾCall out to
לוֹlwōTo
בִנְיָמִיןvinəyāmînBinjamin
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Genesis 35:18
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion