Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.Genesis 35:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְרָ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר אִתּ֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
- וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“where”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- דִּבֶּ֨רdi.Ber“he had spoken”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- אִתּ֥וֹ'i.To“with him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- שָׁ֛םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- בֵּֽית־beit-“Beth-”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- אֵֽל׃'El“-el”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
Places named in this verse
- Bethel · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Bethel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Bethel on OpenBible.info