Exodus 2:22
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
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 ...
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
גֵּרְשֹׁם
Gêrᵉshôm
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גֵּר
gêr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
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
נֵכָר nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
Study H5236 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →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
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
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.
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