Genesis
Chapter 21
Verse 31
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31 The place was called Beer-sheba, because it was there they swore their oath.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Genesis 21:31. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 56
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ם נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

11 word entries
עַל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
כֵּ֗ן
Lemma
3651 c
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3651
Occurrences
502
קָרָ֛א
Lemma
7121
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7121
Occurrences
350
לַמָּק֥וֹם
Lemma
l/4725
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4725
Occurrences
32
הַה֖וּא
Lemma
d/1931
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + pronoun
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H1931
Occurrences
440
בְּאֵ֣ר
Lemma
884+
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H884
Occurrences
18
שָׁ֑בַע
Lemma
884
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H884
Occurrences
34
כִּ֛י
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
שָׁ֥ם
Lemma
8033
Morphology
Hebrew: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
H8033
Occurrences
671
נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ
Lemma
7650
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal perfect 3rd person common gender plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7650
Occurrences
130
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם
Lemma
8147
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective + suffix
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H8147
Occurrences
536
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Φρέαρ ὁρκισμοῦ· ὅτι ἐκεῖ ὤμοσαν ἀμφότεροι.

14 word entries
Διὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
διά
Transliteration
dia
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
through, because of
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided form of διά.
Occurrences
881
τοῦτο
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
houtos
Morphology
demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
this one
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Definition
This, these.
Occurrences
3767
ἐπωνόμασε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
eponomase
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
Gloss
he/she ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
16
τὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ὄνομα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
onoma
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
name
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Name.
Occurrences
908
τοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
τόπου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
topos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
place
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Place, location, or position.
Occurrences
519
ἐκείνου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ekeinou
Morphology
demonstrative pronoun/adjective, masculine/neuter genitive singular
Gloss
of that one
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun/adjective
Definition
That, those.
Occurrences
490
Φρέαρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
phrear
Morphology
indeclinable or neuter noun pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
32
ὁρκισμοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
orkismoy
Morphology
genitive singular masculine/neuter pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
ὅτι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅτι
Transliteration
hoti
Morphology
subordinating conjunction
Gloss
that, because, for
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Conjunction introducing cause, content, or explanation.
Occurrences
3703
ἐκεῖ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ekei
Morphology
adverb
Gloss
there
Part of Speech
adverb
Definition
There, in that place.
Occurrences
751
ὤμοσαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
omosan
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd plural pattern
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
12
ἀμφότεροι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
amphoteroi
Morphology
nominative plural masculine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
39
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

עַל כֵּן קְרָא לְאַתְרָא הַהוּא בְּאֵר שָׁבַע אֲרֵי תַמָּן קַיָּמוּ תַּרְוֵיהוֹן

11 word entries
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
1104
כֵּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
כן
Transliteration
kn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
178
קְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
קרא
Transliteration
qr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
102
לְאַתְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l'tr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
84
הַהוּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hhw'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
76
בְּאֵר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
באר
Transliteration
b'r
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
9
שָׁבַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שבע
Transliteration
shb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
99
אֲרֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ארי
Transliteration
'ry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
989
תַמָּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
תמן
Transliteration
tmn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
254
קַיָּמוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qymw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
תַּרְוֵיהוֹן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
trwyhwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
34
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩ̣ܪܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܫܒܥ. ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ.

10 word entries
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MVL
Morphology
MVL
Occurrences
0
ܗܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
HN>
Morphology
HN>
Occurrences
0
ܩ̣ܪܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
Q#R>
Morphology
QR(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܠܐܬܪܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
L>TR>
Morphology
L->TR/~>
Occurrences
0
ܗ̇ܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
H^W
Morphology
HW=
Occurrences
0
ܒܪܫܒܥ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BRCB<
Morphology
BRCB</
Occurrences
0
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MVL
Morphology
MVL
Occurrences
0
ܕܬܡܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DTMN
Morphology
D-TMN
Occurrences
0
ܝܡܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
JMW
Morphology
JM(J[W
Occurrences
0
ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
TR"JHWN
Morphology
TR/J=-HWN
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee: quia ibi uterque juravit.

10 word entries
idcirco
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
idcirco
Transliteration
idcirco
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
147
vocatus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uoco
Transliteration
vocatus
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
652
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
locus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
locus
Transliteration
locus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
773
ille
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
ille
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
Bersabee
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Bersabee
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
30
quia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quia
Transliteration
quia
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2543
ibi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ibi
Transliteration
ibi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
517
uterque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uterque
Transliteration
uterque
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
138
iuraverunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
iuro
Transliteration
iuraverunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
181

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Genesis 26:33

He called it Shebna, therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. Esau and Jacob

5 relevance votes

Genesis 21:14

Then Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, and he put the boy upon her shoulder and sent her away. So she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

3 relevance votes

Joshua 15:28

Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,

2 relevance votes

Genesis 26:23

Isaac went up from there to Beer-sheba.

2 relevance votes
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