Genesis 17:9
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
דּוֹר
dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Key Terms in This Verse
דּוֹר dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Study H1755 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
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