Genesis 24:9
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָרֵךְ
yârêk
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
אָדוֹן
ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
יָרֵךְ yârêk
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
Study H3409 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →עַל ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
Study H5922 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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