Genesis 14:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; | In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim | And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it was | וַיְהִ֗י | vay-HI | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| in [the] days of | בִּימֵי֙ | bi-MEI | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| Amraphel | אַמְרָפֶ֣ל | 'am-ra-FEL | H0569 | Amraphelאַמְרָפֶל (am.ra.phel) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer" the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC) |
| [the] king of | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | ME-lekh- | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Shinar | שִׁנְעָ֔ר | shin-'AR | H8152 | Shinarשִׁנְעָר (shin.ar) § Shinar = "country of two rivers" the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea |
| Arioch | אַרְי֖וֹךְ | 'ar-YOKH | H0746A | Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ (ar.yokh) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Arioch = "lion-like" the ancient king of Ellasar, ally of Chedorlaomer |
| [the] king of | מֶ֣לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Ellasar | אֶלָּסָ֑ר | 'e-la-SAR | H0495 | Ellasarאֶלָּסָר (el.la.sar) § Ellasar = "God is chastener" a town in Babylonia, c. 28 miles (50 km) E of Ur |
| Kedorlaomer | כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ | ke-da-re-la-'O-mer | H3540 | Chedorlaomerכְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר (ke.dor.la.o.mer) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Chedorlaomer = "handful of sheaves" the king of Elam defeated by Abraham |
| [the] king of | מֶ֣לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Elam | עֵילָ֔ם | 'ei-LAM | H5867A | Elamעֵילָם (e.lam) § Elam = "eternity" a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris |
| and Tidal | וְתִדְעָ֖ל | ve-tid-'AL | H8413 | Tidalתִּדְעָל (tid.al) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Tidal = "great son" chief of various nomadic tribes and an ally of Chedorlaomer |
| [the] king of | מֶ֥לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Goyim | גּוֹיִֽם׃ | go-YIM | H1471B | Goiimגּוֹיִם (go.yim) People descended from Goy(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Goyim (Tidgal, king of) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.