Ruth 1:2
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אֶפְרָתִי
ʼEphrâthîy
an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite
בֵּית לֶחֶם
Bêyth Lechem
Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מוֹאָב
Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
יָסַף
yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָסַף yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Study H3254 →מוֹאָב Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
Study H4124 →Cross References
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f...
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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