Genesis 23:6
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
נָשִׂיא
nâsîyʼ
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
מָנַע
mânaʻ
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
קְבוּרָה
qᵉbûwrâh
sepulture; (concretely) a sepulchre
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Key Terms in This Verse
נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
Study H5387 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
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And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
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And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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