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Judges 1:26

And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
Judges 1:26
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Original language and places

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)

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

  1. וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  2. הָאִ֔ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  4. הַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.Tim“the Hittites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from חִתִּי · “Hittite” · Strong's H2850
  5. וַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.ven“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  6. עִ֗יר'Ir“a city”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  7. וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  8. שְׁמָהּ֙she.Mah“name its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  9. ל֔וּזLuz“Luz”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from לוּז · “Luz” · Strong's H3870G
  10. ה֣וּאhu'“that”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. שְׁמָ֔הּshe.Mah“[is] name its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. עַ֖ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  14. הַזֶּֽה׃ פha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)