Genesis 16:15

And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
Genesis 16:15
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְאַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם־בְּנ֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃

  1. וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.led“and she bore”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  2. הָגָ֛רha.Gar“Hagar”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from הָגָר · “Hagar” · Strong's H1904
  3. לְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.Ram“to Abram”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  4. בֵּ֑ןBen“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  6. אַבְרָ֧ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  7. שֶׁם־shem-“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  8. בְּנ֛וֹbe.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יָלְדָ֥הYal.dah“she had borne”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  11. הָגָ֖רha.Gar“Hagar”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from הָגָר · “Hagar” · Strong's H1904
  12. יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'El“Ishmael”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׁמָעֵאל · “Ishmael” · Strong's H3458G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)