Genesis 24:62
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יִצְחָק
Yitschâq
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
English grammatical function word ('lahairoi'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalen...
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
נֶגֶב
negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('lahairoi'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are r...
Study GRAM →נֶגֶב negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
Study H5045 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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