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Genesis 17:24

So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
Genesis 17:24
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁע שָׁנָ֑ה בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃

  1. וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.Ham“and Abraham”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  2. בֶּן־ben-“[was] a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  3. תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'Im“ninety”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from תִּשְׁעִים · “ninety” · Strong's H8673
  4. וָתֵ֖שַׁעva.Te.sha'“and nine”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תֵּ֫שַׁע · “nine” · Strong's H8672
  5. שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹbe.hi.mo.Lo“when was circumcised he”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135A
  7. בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar“[the] flesh of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  8. עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.To“foreskin his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עׇרְלָה · “foreskin” · Strong's H6190H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)