Genesis 37:12

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And his

אָח

ʼâch

H251

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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to

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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their

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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in

שְׁכֶם

Shᵉkem

H7927

Shekem, a place in Palestine

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Key Terms in This Verse

Shechem H7927

שְׁכֶם Shᵉkem

Shekem, a place in Palestine

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feed H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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flock H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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brethren H251

אָח ʼâch

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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went H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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