Genesis 29:17

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured."

Word-by-Word Analysis

לֵאָה

Lêʼâh

H3812

Leah, a wife of Jacob

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was

רַךְ

rak

H7390

tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak

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μονόφθαλμος

monóphthalmos

G3442

one-eyed

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רָחֵל

Râchêl

H7354

Rachel, a wife of Jacob

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was

תִּפְאָרָה

tiphʼârâh

H8597

ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

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יָטַב

yâṭab

H3190

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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מַרְאֶה

marʼeh

H4758

a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), ...

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Key Terms in This Verse

eyed G3442

μονόφθαλμος monóphthalmos

one-eyed

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favoured H4758

מַרְאֶה marʼeh

a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision

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beautiful H8597

תִּפְאָרָה tiphʼârâh

ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

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Leah H3812

לֵאָה Lêʼâh

Leah, a wife of Jacob

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tender H7390

רַךְ rak

tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak

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Rachel H7354

רָחֵל Râchêl

Rachel, a wife of Jacob

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well H3190

יָטַב yâṭab

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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Cross References

Genesis 12:11 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 35:24 cross-reference

The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

Genesis 30:22 cross-reference

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Genesis 39:6 cross-reference

And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

Genesis 24:16 cross-reference

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Matthew 2:18 cross-reference

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Proverbs 31:30 cross-reference

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Genesis 29:18 cross-reference

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

1 Samuel 10:2 cross-reference

When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are fou...

Genesis 48:7 cross-reference

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the s...

Jeremiah 31:15 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

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