Genesis 28:9
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מַחֲלַת
Machălath
Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
נְבָיוֹת
Nᵉbâyôwth
Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him
Key Terms in This Verse
מַחֲלַת Machălath
Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess
Study H4258 →נְבָיוֹת Nᵉbâyôwth
Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him
Study H5032 →יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Study H3458 →יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Study H3458 →אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →Cross References
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
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