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Sarahשָׂרָהdiedוַתָּמָתin Kiriath-arbaבְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע(that is, Hebron)הִוא חֶבְרוֹןin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנָעַןand Abrahamאַבְרָהָםcameוַיָּבֹאto mournלִסְפֹּדfor Sarahלְשָׂרָהand to weep for her.וְלִבְכֹּתָהּ
Genesis 23:2
Study it in the app“Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 23:2, word by word
- Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- diedתָּמָתtamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamat” appears- in Kiriath-arbaקִרְיַתkiryat
Kiriath-arba
Kiriath-arba, the old name of Hebron. It means "city of Arba".
Where else “kiryat” appears- (that is, Hebron)חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Canaanכְּנָעַןkenaan
Canaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appears- and 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to mournסְפֹּדsepod
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “sepod” appears- and to weep for herבְכֹּתָvekota
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “vekota” appears
Places in this verse
1Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
2Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
The context
1The life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 · This verse (above)
3Then Abraham rose from beside his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
To study Genesis 23 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when Sarah died, and how did he obtain a place to bury her (vv. 2-16)?
2. What it means
What does the conversation at the city gate show about how Abraham treats the sons of Heth and Ephron (vv. 7-16)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone who is grieving this week?