Genesis 16:2
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בָּצַר
bâtsar
to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
a female slave (as a member of the household)
פּוּק
pûwq
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed
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 ...
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּצַר bâtsar
to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
Study H1219 →פּוּק pûwq
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed
Study H6329 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →Cross References
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak...
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Isra...
And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
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