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Now Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָםand Sarahוְשָׂרָהwere old,זְקֵנִיםadvancedבָּאִיםin days;בַּיָּמִיםit had ceasedחָדַלto beלִהְיוֹתwith Sarahלְשָׂרָהafter the mannerאֹרַחof women.כַּנָּשִׁים
Genesis 18:11
Study it in the app“Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in days; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:11, word by word
- Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- and Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- were oldזְקֵנִיםzekenim
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zekenim” appears- advancedבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- in daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- it had ceasedחָדַלchadal
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “chadal” appears- to beהְיוֹתheot
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “heot” appears- after the mannerאֹרַחorach
custom
A woman's monthly bleeding, called "the way of women."
Where else “orach” appears- of womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears
The context
10Then he said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, and it was behind him.
11 · This verse (above)
12So Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I am worn out, will I have pleasure, and my lord is old?”
To study Genesis 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?