Genesis 47:27
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
גֹּשֶׁן
Gôshen
Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
אָחַז
ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
צֶמַח
tsemach
a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
מְאֹד
mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or ...
Key Terms in This Verse
אָחַז ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
Study H270 →גֹּשֶׁן Gôshen
Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
Study H1657 →מְאֹד mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
Study H3966 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →Cross References
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and...
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the...
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled he...
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit