Genesis 32:29
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
μέλω
mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
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
בָרַךְ
bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as...
Key Terms in This Verse
μέλω mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Study G3199 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →בָרַךְ bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Study H1288 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →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
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Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and w...
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
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