Psalm 105:23

Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:23

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)

וַיָּבֹ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗ב גָּ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־חָֽם׃

וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
וְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.Ko“and Jacob”
Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
גָּ֣רgar“he sojourned”
Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גּוּר · “to sojourn” · Strong's H1481A
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-“in [the] land of”
Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
חָֽם׃Cham“Ham”
Noun, proper name of a place · from חָם · “Ham” · Strong's H2526H

Places named in this verse

Egypt
region · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info
Ham
region · Identification: certain · Map of Ham (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Ham on OpenBible.info

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)