Genesis 24:22
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
מִשְׁקָל
mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
צָמִיד
tsâmîyd
a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
מִשְׁקָל
mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁקָל mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
Study H4948 →מִשְׁקָל mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
Study H4948 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →Cross References
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