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Genesis 23:1

Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
Genesis 23:1
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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)

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּהְיוּ֙vai.yih.Yu“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei“[the] life of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  3. שָׂרָ֔הsa.Rah“Sarah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרָה · “Sarah” · Strong's H8283
  4. מֵאָ֥הme.'Ah“one hundred”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  5. שָׁנָ֛הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rim“and twenty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  7. שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. וְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'“and seven”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  9. שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  10. שְׁנֵ֖יshe.Nei“[the] years of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  11. חַיֵּ֥יchai.Yei“[the] life of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  12. שָׂרָֽה׃sa.Rah“Sarah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרָה · “Sarah” · Strong's H8283
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)