Genesis 26:18
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יִצְחָק
Yitschâq
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
חָפַר
châphar
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
חָפַר
châphar
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
סָתַם
çâtham
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
מָוֶת
mâveth
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
סָתַם çâtham
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
Study H5640 →חָפַר châphar
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
Study H2658 →חָפַר châphar
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
Study H2658 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and...
And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
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