Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 17:20 - Isaac
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And as for Ishmael | H3458 | יִשְׁמָעֵאל |
[Proper Name Masculine] God will hear; {Jishmael} the name of Abraham´ s oldest {son} and of five Israelites |
I have heard | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
thee Behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
I have blessed | H1288 | בָרַךְ |
[Verb] to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of {adoration}) and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the {king} as treason) |
him and will make | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
him fruitful | H6509 | פָּרָה |
[Verb] to bear fruit (literally or figuratively) |
and will multiply | H7235 | רָבָה |
[Verb] to increase (in whatever respect) |
him exceedingly | H3966 | מְאֹד |
[Adverb] properly {vehemence} that {is} (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication {wholly} {speedily } etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) |
twelve | H8147 | שְׁנַיִם |
[Noun] the second form being feminine); two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
princes | H5387 | נָשִׂיא |
[Noun Masculine] properly an exalted {one} that {is} a king or sheik; also a rising mist |
shall he beget | H3205 | יָלַד |
[Verb] to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage |
and I will make | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
him a great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
nation | H1471 | גּוֹי |
[Noun Masculine] a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of {animals} or a flight of locusts |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.