Genesis 35:19 — Word Study
WLCוַתָּ֖מָת רָחֵ֑ל וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
BSASo RachelRâchêl [the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, a wife of Jacob] diedmûwth▸ [passed away, came to her end] and was buriedqâbar▸ [laid to rest, interred] on the wayderek [road, path, journey] to EphrathʼEphrâth [a place of fruitfulness] (that ishûwʼ Bethlehem)Bêyth Lechem [house of bread, a city in Judah]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַתָּ֖מָת | and she died | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person feminine singular |
| רָחֵ֑ל | Rachel | Noun proper feminine |
| וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ | and she was buried | Verb, Niphal, sequential imperfect third person feminine singular |
| בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | on [the] way of | Preposition, noun common both singular construct |
| אֶפְרָ֔תָה | Ephrathah | Noun proper |
| הִ֖וא | that | Pronoun |
| בֵּ֥ית | [is] Beth- | Noun proper |
| לָֽחֶם׃ | -lehem | Noun proper |
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| BSB | So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). |
| KJV | And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. |
| ASV | And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). |
| YLT | and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Bethlehem, |
| WEB | Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem). |
| BBE | So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem). |
Where they part company is in the details of the translations, but they agree on the essential meaning of Rachel's death.
The sentence has a main clause with two subordinate phrases, detailing the events surrounding Rachel's death and burial.
5 commentators on this verse
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subjectרָחֵל
verbמוּת
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Deep Study — Genesis 35:19
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Context — The Death of Rachelgenerated
Genesis 35:19 describes the death of Rachel during childbirth as she travels with Jacob. This event is pivotal in the narrative of the patriarchs, as Rachel is the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two significant figures in Israel's history. The context reveals the emotional weight of her passing and its impact on Jacob and their family.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 48:7 | Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). |
| 2 | Joshua 19:15 | It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages. |
| 3 | Ruth 1:2 | The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. |
| 4 | Ruth 4:11 | “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem. |
| 5 | Micah 5:2 | But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — מוּת, va.Ta.motgenerated
The verb מוּת (mūth) means 'to die' and is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible. It can refer to natural death, execution, or perishing, indicating a broad range of meanings. In this verse, it signifies the literal death of Rachel.
As a sequential imperfect third person feminine singular verb, it indicates that Rachel's death is a completed action in the narrative. The use of this verb here underscores the finality of her passing and its significance in the lineage of Israel.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the finite verb וַתָּ֖מָת, and she died, with a subsequent clause that follows: וַתִּקָּבֵר֙, and she was buried. This structure emphasizes the sequence of events surrounding Rachel's death.
The prepositional phrase בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ introduces the location of her burial, indicating that it occurred on the way to Ephrath. The sentence structure highlights the immediacy of her death and burial in the narrative.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates מוּת as ἀπέθανεν (apethanen), which also means 'died'. This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the focus on the finality of Rachel's death.
The translation reflects a direct correspondence to the Hebrew text, ensuring that the essence of the event is preserved in the Greek rendering.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Genesis 35:19 tells us that Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is also known as Bethlehem. This moment is significant as Rachel is the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, and her death impacts Jacob and the future of Israel.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Rachel's death marks a pivotal moment in the lineage of Israel, as she is the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, key figures in the narrative.
Ephrath means 'place of fruitfulness' and is another name for Bethlehem, which is significant in biblical history.
Jacob's grief over Rachel's death is profound, impacting his family dynamics and the future of the tribes of Israel.
The location of Ephrath, later known as Bethlehem, is significant as it becomes the birthplace of David and, in the New Testament, Jesus.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What emotions do you think Jacob experienced at the loss of Rachel?
- How does Rachel's story impact your understanding of family in the biblical narrative?
- What can we learn from Rachel's life and death in our own lives?
- Why do you think the location of her burial is emphasized in the text?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Genesis 35:19 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
Read John Gill on Genesis 35 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Read Robert Jamieson on Genesis 35 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleIn the way to Ephrath; not in the city, though that was near; for in ancient times their sepulchres were not in the places of resort, but in separated places, and out of cities. See .
Read Matthew Poole on Genesis 35 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsGenesis 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.Ver. 20. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave.] To testify his love, and continue her remembrance. Dead friends may be lawfully thus honoured with monuments; modo vitetur luxus et superstitio. .
Read John Trapp on Genesis 35 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges19. Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)] The words, “the same is Beth-lehem,” create a difficulty; they occur also in Genesis 48:7, and seem to be confirmed by Rth 4:11; Micah 5:2, “Bethlehem Ephrathah,” where the reference is to Bethlehem, S. of Jerusalem. But (1) judging from the present passage we should suppose that Rachel’s tomb was a little south of Bethel: (2) from Jeremiah 31:15 it would appear that Rachel’s death and burial were connected with Ramah, a place 5 miles north of Jerusalem: (3) from 1 Samuel 10:2 we learn that Rachel’s sepulchre is in the border of Benjamin, i.e. north of Jerusalem. There is clearly, therefore, a discrepancy. Perhaps two traditions were current respecting…
Read Cambridge on Genesis 35 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Tyndale line
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
Thus died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
Strictly literal
And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Bethlehem,
and Rachel dies, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Beth-Lehem,
And so Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lechem.
Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
From the Latin
So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.
Simplified
Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also known as Bethlehem).
So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text states that Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is identified as Bethlehem. The Septuagint has a similar wording, with six of the eight words matching the Masoretic Text, though the specific phrasing and order differ. The Samaritan Pentateuch also agrees with the overall content but differs by including the word 'she' (היא) to clarify that it refers to Bethlehem. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain fragments that align with the Masoretic Text in meaning, but three words are partially restored or supplied by an editor, indicating some textual variation.
וַתָּ֖מָת רָחֵ֑ל וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
6 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ותמת רחל ותקבר בדרך אפרתה היא בית לחם
1 word differs from the Masoretic Text: היא (she)
[ותמת] [רחל] [ותקבר] [בדרך] אפרת׳ה היא בית לחם
3 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 4 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Genesis 35:19
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
מוּת (mūth) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to die' or 'to kill.' It encompasses a range of meanings from dying naturally to being executed as a penalty. The word can refer to both humans and animals, and it includes various forms such as causing death or being killed. There is a distinction in usage based on the subject, whether it is a person or God inflicting death.
מוּת vb. die
Qal
die, of natural or other causes
die as a penalty = be put to death
Po‛lel. kill, put to death, despatch (intens.)
Hiph.
abs., elsewhere c. acc., subj. man
subj. God, by inflicting penalty
of animals killing men
bring to a premature death
Hoph. be killed, put to death
base
H4191 מוּת die .. die, of natural or other causes
. die as a penalty = be put to death
. kill, put to death, despatch (intens.)
. . abs., elsewhere c. acc., subj. man
. subj. God, by inflicting penalty
. of animals killing men
. bring to a premature death
. be killed, put to death
4191 muwth mooth
a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively);
causatively, to kill:--X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body,
man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to,
be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs,
slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
מוּת (mut) — to die.
1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to die
1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death
1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)
1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singularHc/Vqw3fs
רָחֵל (Rachel) refers to the daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob, known for being the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name is associated with the meaning 'ewe.' She is first mentioned in Genesis 29:6. There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons regarding her identity or familial connections.
רָחֵל 47 n.pr.f. Rachel, daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob
base
H7354 רָחֵל Rachel, daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob
7354 Rachel raw-khale'
the same as 7353; Rachel, a wife of Jacob:--Rachel.
see HEBREW for 07353
רָחֵל (ra.chel) — Rachel.
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6;
daughter of: Laban (H3837A);
sister of: Leah (H3812); married to Israel (H3478);
mother of: Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144)
Also named: Rhachēl (Ῥαχήλ "Rachel" G4478)
§ Rachel = "ewe"
daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
N-proper — Noun proper feminineHNpf
ra'-chel (rachel, "ewe"; Rhachel (Ge 29:6; Jer 31:15, the King James Version "Rahel")):
1. Biography:
An ancestress of Israel, wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel was the younger daughter of Laban, the Aramean, the brother of Jacob's mother; so Rachel and Jacob were cousins. They met for the first time upon the arrival of Jacob at Haran, when attracted by her beauty he immediately fell in love with her, winning her love by his chivalrous act related in Ge 29:10 ff. According to the custom of the times Jacob contracted with Laban for her possession, agreeing to serve him 7 years as the stipulated price (29:17-20). But when the time had passed, Laban deceived Jacob by giving him Leah instead of Rachel. When Jacob…
Rachel
Ewe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s wives (Gen. 29:6, 28). He served Laban fourteen years for her, so deep was Jacob’s affection for her. She was the mother of Joseph (Gen. 30:22-24). Afterwards, on Jacob’s departure from Mesopotamia, she took with her her father’s teraphim (31:34, 35). As they journeyed on from Bethel, Rachel died in giving birth to Benjamin (35:18, 19), and was buried “in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave”. Her sepulchre is still regarded with great veneration by the Jews. Its traditional site is about half a mile from Jerusalem.
(ewe, or sheep), the younger of the daughters of Laban, the wife of Jacob (B.C. 1753) and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The incidents of her life may be found in Genesis29-33, 35. The story of Jacob and Rachel has always had a peculiar interest. The beauty of Rachel, Jacob’s deep love and long servitude for her, their marriage, and Rachel’s death on giving birth to Benjamin, with Jacob’s grief at her loss, (Genesis 48:7) makes a touching tale. Yet from what is related to us concerning her character there does not seem much to claim any high degree of admiration and esteem. She appears to have shared all the duplicity and falsehood of her family. See, for instance, Rachel’s stealing her father’s images, and the ready dexterity and presence of mind with which she concealed her theft. (
Ewe or sheep, Ru 4:11, the younger sister of Leah, daughter of Laban, and the chosen wife of Jacob, though her sister was favored with more children. Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, and died soon after the birth of the latter. See her history in Ge 29:1-35:29. Her sepulchre, half an hour’s walk north of Bethlehem, is shown unto this day, the spot being marked by a Mohammedan wely or tomb, a stone enclosure and a dome. The prophecy, Jer 31:15, representing her as mourning over her posterity, the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin, is quoted in Mt 2:18, in reference to the massacre at Bethlehem, in which undoubtedly many of her descendants suffered. It is…
קָבַר (qabar) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to bury.' It has several forms, including Qal (to bury), Niphal (to be buried), Piel (to bury in masses), and Pual (to be buried). The entries indicate its use in various contexts, including a reference to Genesis 25:10.
קָבַר 132 vb. bury
Qal 86 bury
Niph. 39 be buried
Pi. bury (in masses)
Pu. Gn 25:10.
base
H6912 קָבַר bury
6912 qabar kaw-bar'
a primitive root; to inter:--X in any wise, bury(-ier).
קָבַר (qa.var) — to bury.
1) to bury
1a) (Qal) to bury
1b) (Niphal) to be buried
1c) (Piel) to bury, bury (in masses)
1d) (Pual) to be buried
Conj | V-Niphal-ConsecImperf-3fs — Verb · Niphal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singularHc/VNw3fs
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (derek) means way, road, or journey, and can refer to both literal paths and figurative courses of life or actions. It encompasses various aspects such as direction, manner, and moral character, often highlighting the nature of one's conduct. The term is used in both positive and negative contexts, reflecting the moral implications of one's path.
דֶּ֫רֶךְ 715 n.m. way, road, distance, journey, manner
way, road, path
journey
of direction, almost or quite = toward
way, manner
fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings
of moral action and character
of duty
specif.: in good sense
oftener in bad sense
way of י׳
base
H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way, road, distance, journey, manner . way, road, path
. journey
. of direction, almost or quite = toward
. way, manner
. fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings
. . of moral action and character
. of duty
. specif.: in good sense
. oftener in bad sense
. way of י׳
1870 derek deh'-rek
from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of
life or mode of action, often adverb:--along, away, because
of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner,
passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side),
whither(-soever).
see HEBREW for 01869
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: conduct.
: conduct/lifestyle
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — Way.
This name means way, road
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — (King's) Highway.
This name means way, road
Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: direction.
: direction
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: road.
: road/route
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path
1b) journey
1c) direction
1d) manner, habit, way
1e) of course of life (fig.)
1f) of moral character (fig.)
דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) — way: journey.
: journey
Prep | N-cs — Preposition · noun common both singular constructHR/Ncbsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
אֶפְרָ֫תָה (Ephrathah) refers to a location near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried, and it is also another name for Bethlehem. Additionally, it is the name of a woman from the tribe of Judah, married to Caleb and the mother of Hur. The term suggests a meaning related to fruitfulness.
אֶפְרָ֫תָה n.pr.
n. pr. loc. place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried
id., a name of Bethlehem
id., perh. applied to district where Kitjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin
n. pr. f. name given to wife of Caleb
base
H672 אֶפְרָ֫תָה . n. pr. loc. place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried
. id., a name of Bethlehem
. id., perh. applied to district where Kitjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin
. n. pr. f. name given to wife of Caleb
672 'Ephraath ef-rawth'
or mEphrathah {ef-raw'-thaw}; from 6509; fruitfulness;
Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem; once (Psa. 132:6) perhaps
for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman:--Ephrath,
Ephratah.
see HEBREW for 06509
אֶפְרָ֫תָה (eph.ra.tah) — Ephrathah.
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H);
mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19;
Also named: eph.ra.ti (אֶפְרָתִי "Ephrathite" H0673H)
§ Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
2) another name for Bethlehem
3) wife of Caleb
אֶפְרָ֫תָה (eph.ra.tah) — Ephrath.
Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
Another name of bet le.chem (בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם "Bethlehem" H1035G)
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.
הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it
an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
It resumes the subj. with emph.
Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
As an emph. predicate, of God
In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
base
H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
. It resumes the subj. with emph.
. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
. As an emph. predicate, of God
. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
1931 huw' hoo
of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a
primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or
it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also
(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;
sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally
(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),
it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,
this, those, which (is), who.
הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
Pron — PronounHPp3fs
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (Beyth Lechem) means 'house of bread' and refers to two locations in ancient Palestine: one in Judah, known as the birthplace of David, and another in Zebulun, northwest of Nazareth. The word is built from the roots for 'house' and 'bread'.
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 n.pr.loc.
in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth
base
H1035 בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם . in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
. in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth
1035 Beyth Lechem bayth leh'-khem
from 1004 and 3899; house of bread; Beth- Lechem, a place in
Palestine:--Beth-lehem.
see HEBREW for 01004
see HEBREW for 03899
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) — Bethlehem.
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"
a city in Judah, birthplace of David
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) — Bethlehem.
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"
a place in Zebulun
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
Beth
Occurs frequently as the appellation for a house, or dwelling-place, in such compounds as the words immediately following:
the most general word for a house or habitation. It has the special meaning of a temple or house of worship Beth is more frequently employed in compound names of places than any other word.
House, forms a part of many compounds names of places, and sometimes means the place or dwelling; and at others the temple. This word becomes Beit in modern Arabic.
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (Beyth Lechem) means 'house of bread' and refers to two locations in ancient Palestine: one in Judah, known as the birthplace of David, and another in Zebulun, northwest of Nazareth. The word is built from the roots for 'house' and 'bread'.
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 n.pr.loc.
in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth
base
H1035 בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם . in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
. in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth
1035 Beyth Lechem bayth leh'-khem
from 1004 and 3899; house of bread; Beth- Lechem, a place in
Palestine:--Beth-lehem.
see HEBREW for 01004
see HEBREW for 03899
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) — Bethlehem.
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"
a city in Judah, birthplace of David
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) — Bethlehem.
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"
a place in Zebulun
HNpl — Noun properHNpl