Exodus 18:3
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
גֵּרְשֹׁם
Gêrᵉshôm
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נׇכְרִי
nokrîy
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
נֵכָר
nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
נׇכְרִי nokrîy
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
Study H5237 →נֵכָר nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
Study H5236 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the eart...
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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