Genesis 47:28
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
עָשָׂר
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
כֹּל
kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
חֶלֶד
cheled
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָשָׂר ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
Study H6240 →חֶלֶד cheled
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
Study H2465 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →כֹּל kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Study H3606 →שֶׁבַע shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
Study H7651 →Cross References
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives...
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit