Genesis 16
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אַבְרָםʼAbrâmH8712× in this chapter
Abram, the original name of Abraham
- אָמַרʼâmarH5599× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- שָׂרַיSârayH82979× in this chapter
Sarai, the wife of Abraham
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30688× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- אֵלʼêlH4138× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- הָגָרHâgârH19047× in this chapter
Hagar, the mother of Ishmael
- יָלַדyâladH32056× in this chapter
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- שִׁפְחָהshiphchâhH81986× in this chapter
a female slave (as a member of the household)
- עַיִןʻayinH58695× in this chapter
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- עַלʻalH59215× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- בֵּןbênH11214× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- הִנֵּהhinnêhH20094× in this chapter
lo!
- יָדyâdH30274× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- מֲלְאָךְmălʼâkH43974× in this chapter
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- קָרָאqârâʼH71214× in this chapter
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- רָאָהrâʼâhH72004× in this chapter
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- שֵׁםshêmH80344× in this chapter
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- אֵתʼêthH8534× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בֵּיןbêynH9964× in this chapter
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- גְּבֶרֶתgᵉberethH14043× in this chapter
mistress
- הָרָהhârâhH20293× in this chapter
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
- יִשְׁמָעֵאלYishmâʻêʼlH34583× in this chapter
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
- כֹּלkôlH36053× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64403× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâhH8023× in this chapter
a woman
- שָׁנֶהshânehH81413× in this chapter
a year (as a revolution of time)
- בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִיBᵉʼêr la-Chay RôʼîyH8833× in this chapter
Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9353× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- בָּרַחbârachH12722× in this chapter
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- לֹאlôʼH38082× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- מִצְרִיMitsrîyH47132× in this chapter
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
- נָאnâʼH49942× in this chapter
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
- נָתַןnâthanH54142× in this chapter
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyH5952× in this chapter
I
- עָנָהʻânâhH60312× in this chapter
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- קָלַלqâlalH70432× in this chapter
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- רָבָהrâbâhH72352× in this chapter
to increase (in whatever respect)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻH80852× in this chapter
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- בָּנָהbânâhH11291× in this chapter
to build (literally and figuratively)