God & Savior

Genesis 13:4

to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:4
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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)

אֶל־מְקוֹם֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥שָׂה שָׁ֖ם בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א שָׁ֛ם אַבְרָ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃

  1. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  2. מְקוֹם֙me.kOm“[the] place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  3. הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.ach“the altar”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. עָ֥שָׂה'A.sah“he had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  6. שָׁ֖םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  7. בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.Nah“at the former [time]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “first” · Strong's H7223G
  8. וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  9. שָׁ֛םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  10. אַבְרָ֖ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  11. בְּשֵׁ֥םbe.Shem“on [the] name of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)