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But the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere fruitful,פָּרוּswarmed,וַיִּשְׁרְצוּmultiplied,וַיִּרְבּוּand grew strong,וַיַּעַצְמוּvery,בִּמְאֹדvery much,מְאֹדand the landהָאָרֶץwas filledוַתִּמָּלֵאwith them.אֹתָם
Exodus 1:7
Study it in the app“But the sons of Israel were fruitful, swarmed, multiplied, and grew strong, very, very much, and the land was filled with them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 1:7, word by word
- But the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- were fruitfulפָּרוּparu
be fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “paru” appears- swarmedיִּשְׁרְצוּyishrtsu
swarm
Swarm: move in great numbers, multiply until a place is full, like fish or insects.
Where else “yishrtsu” appears- multipliedיִּרְבּוּyirbu
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “yirbu” appears- and grew strongיַּעַצְמוּyaatsmu
grow mighty
To become mighty and grow in strength.
Where else “yaatsmu” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- was filledתִּמָּלֵאtimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “timale” appears
Translation note
The verbs repeat those of Genesis 1:28 and 9:7.
The context
6Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 · This verse (above)
8Then there arose over Egypt a new king who did not know Joseph.