“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.Genesis 32:27
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹֽב׃
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- שְּׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.kha“[is] name your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)