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ElohimאֱלֹהִיםrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרRachel,אֶת רָחֵלand Elohimאֱלֹהִיםheardוַיִּשְׁמַעherאֵלֶיהָand openedוַיִּפְתַּחher womb.אֶת רַחְמָהּ
Genesis 30:22
Study it in the app“Elohim remembered Rachel, and Elohim heard her and opened her womb.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:22, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- rememberedיִּזְכֹּרyizkor
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “yizkor” appears- Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- and openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- her wombרַחְמָrachma
womb
The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.
Where else “rachma” appears
The context
21Afterward she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.
22 · This verse (above)
23She conceived and bore a son, and said, “Elohim has taken away my disgrace.”
To study Genesis 30 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?