Genesis 25:17
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
shᵉlôwshîym
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
גָּוַע
gâvaʻ
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
אָסַף
ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Key Terms in This Verse
יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Study H3458 →אָסַף ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
Study H622 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →שֶׁבַע shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
Study H7651 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
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