Genesis 12:8
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
קָדִים
qâdîym
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
בֵּית־אֵל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
חָנָה
chânâh
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
אֹהֶל
ʼôhel
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
בַּעַל
baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
בֵּית־אֵל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
קָדִים
qâdîym
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
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
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
יָם yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...
Study H3220 →חָנָה chânâh
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
Study H2583 →נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →Cross References
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ...
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom...
He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
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