Genesis 25:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. | And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people. | And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he expired | וַיִּגְוַ֨ע | vai-yig-VA' | H1478 | to dieגָּוַע (ga.va) 1) to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die 1a) (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die |
| and he died | וַיָּ֧מָת | vai-YA-mot | H4191 | to dieמוּת (mut) 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 |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֛ם | 'av-ra-HAM | H0085 | Abrahamאַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26; son of: Terah (H8646); brother of: Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283); married to Sarah (H8283), Hagar (H1904) and Keturah (H6989); father of: Ishmael (H3458), Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Abram at Gen.11.26--17.5; 2x § Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude" friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant |
| in old age | בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה | be-sei-VAH | H7872 | greyheadedשֵׂיבָה (se.vah) 1) age, gray hair, hoary head, old age 1a) gray hair, hoary head 1b) old age |
| good | טוֹבָ֖ה | to-VAH | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| old | זָקֵ֣ן | za-KEN | H2205H | old: elderזָקֵן (za.qen) : elder/leader 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority) |
| and satisfied | וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ | ve-sa-VE-a' | H7649 | satedשָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) 1) sated, satisfied, surfeited 1a) sated, abounding, satisfied 1b) surfeited (bad sense) |
| and he was gathered | וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף | vai-ye-'A-sef | H0622 | to gatherאָסַף (a.saph) 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| kinspeoples his | עַמָּֽיו׃ | 'a-MAV | H5971B | kinsmanעַם (am) kinsman, kindred |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.