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Genesis 14:5

In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Genesis 14:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּכּ֤וּ אֶת־רְפָאִים֙ בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת קַרְנַ֔יִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים בְּהָ֑ם וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃

  1. וּבְאַרְבַּע֩u.ve.'ar.Ba'“and in four-”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  2. עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.Reh“teen”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  3. שָׁנָ֜הsha.Nah“year”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  4. בָּ֣אba'“he came”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.mer“Kedorlaomer”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר · “Chedorlaomer” · Strong's H3540
  6. וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.Khim“and the kings”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. אִתּ֔וֹ'i.To“[were] with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  9. וַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.Ku“and they defeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. רְפָאִים֙re.fa.'Im“[the] Rephaites”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from רְפָאִים · “Rephaim” · Strong's H7497B
  12. בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תbe.'ash.te.Rot“in Ashteroth”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם · “Ashteroth-karnaim” · Strong's H6255
  13. קַרְנַ֔יִםkar.Na.yim“Karnaim”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם · “Ashteroth-karnaim” · Strong's H6255
  14. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. הַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.Zim“the Zuzites”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from זוּזִים · “Zuzim” · Strong's H2104
  16. בְּהָ֑םbe.Ham“in Ham”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from הָ֑ם · “Ham” · Strong's H1990
  17. וְאֵת֙ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. הָֽאֵימִ֔יםha.'ei.Mim“the Emites”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from אֵימִים · “Emim” · Strong's H0368
  19. בְּשָׁוֵ֖הbe.sha.Veh“in Shaveh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שָׁוֵה · “Shaveh” · Strong's H7740
  20. קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃kir.ya.Ta.yim“Kiriathaim”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from קִרְיָתַ֫יִם · “Kiriathaim” · Strong's H7156G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)