Genesis 37:17
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
אָבִיב
ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Key Terms in This Verse
אָבִיב ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Study H24 →נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →אָח ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Study H251 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
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