Genesis 28:11
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָלָה
ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
אָרַךְ
ʼârak
to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
כֶּסֶת
keçeth
a cushion or pillow (as covering a seat or bed)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָלָה ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Study H5927 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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