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1 Chronicles 4:9

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֣י יַעְבֵּ֔ץ נִכְבָּ֖ד מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ קָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹ יַעְבֵּץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּ֥י יָלַ֖דְתִּי בְּעֹֽצֶב׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. יַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.Betz“Jabez”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעְבֵּץ · “Jabez” · Strong's H3258H
  3. נִכְבָּ֖דnikh.Bad“honored”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
  4. מֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.Chav“more than brothers his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  5. וְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.Mo“and mother his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  6. קָרְאָ֨הka.re.'Ah“she had called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  7. שְׁמ֤וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  8. יַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.Betz“Jabez”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעְבֵּץ · “Jabez” · Strong's H3258H
  9. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. יָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.ti“I gave birth”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  12. בְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzev“in pain”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫צֶב · “pain” · Strong's H6090A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)