Genesis 16:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. | Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered. | Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. |
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- Beer-lahai-roi wellMapAbout this place
- Bered mountainMapAbout this place
- Kadesh-barnea settlementMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| there- | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| -fore | כֵּן֙ | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| someone called | קָרָ֣א | ka-RA' | H7121H | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| to the well | לַבְּאֵ֔ר | la-be-'ER | H0875 | wellבְּאֵר (be.er) well, pit, spring |
| Beer | בְּאֵ֥ר | be-'ER | H0883 | Beer-lahai-roiבְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (be.er la.chay ro.i) § Beer-lahai-roi = "well of the Living One seeing me" a well west of Kadesh, south of Israel |
| Lahai | לַחַ֖י | la-CHAI | H0883 | Beer-lahai-roiבְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (be.er la.chay ro.i) § Beer-lahai-roi = "well of the Living One seeing me" a well west of Kadesh, south of Israel |
| Roi | רֹאִ֑י | ro-'I | H0883 | Beer-lahai-roiבְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (be.er la.chay ro.i) § Beer-lahai-roi = "well of the Living One seeing me" a well west of Kadesh, south of Israel |
| there! | הִנֵּ֥ה | hi-NEH | H2009 | beholdהִנֵּה (hin.neh) behold, lo, see, if |
| [it is] between | בֵין־ | vein- | H0996G | betweenבַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) : between between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
| Kadesh | קָדֵ֖שׁ | ka-DESH | H6946G | En-mishpatעֵין מִשְׁפָּט (en mish.pat) En-mishpat = "spring of judgment" a place near southern Palestine coincident or the same place as Kadesh Another name of qa.desh (קָדֵשׁ "Kadesh" H6946G) |
| and between | וּבֵ֥ין | u-VEIN | H0996G | betweenבַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) : between between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
| Bered | בָּֽרֶד׃ | BA-red | H1260G | Beredבֶּ֫רֶד (be.red) § Bered = "hail" a place in the south of Palestine, near Kadesh, near the well Lahairoi |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.