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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whatמַהis your name?”שְּׁמֶךָAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Jacob.”יַעֲקֹב
Genesis 32:27
Study it in the app“He said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 32:27, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- is your nameשְּׁמֶsheme
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “sheme” appears- “Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears
The context
26Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn has come up.” But he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 · This verse (above)
28He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with Elohim and with men and have prevailed.”
To study Genesis 32 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob do before meeting Esau, and what happened to him at the Jabbok (vv. 7-24)?
2. What it means
What is the meaning of Jacob receiving the name Israel (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
What fear can you bring honestly to Elohim in prayer today?