Genesis 33:1–4

In its context

Its words in the original

• יִּשָּׂאyisa· lift, carry, bear

  Lift up, carry, bear. "Bear sin" is to suffer its consequences; said of God, "taking away" sin is forgiving it. "Lift up the eyes" is to look.

• יַעֲקֹבyaakov· 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.

• עֵינָיenay· eye

  Eye. "In someone's eyes" means "in his opinion"; "find favor in the eyes of" is to please him. Also a spring of water.

• יַּרְאyar· see

  See. Also look, observe, notice, consider; in some forms, "appear" or "show".

• עֵשָׂוesav· Esau

  Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.

• בָּאba· come, go in, bring

  Come, arrive, go in, enter. In the causative form, "bring" or "carry in". "Go in to" a woman is to have marital relations with her.

• אַרְבַּעarba· four

  Four.

• מֵאוֹתmeot· hundred

  Hundred.

• אִישׁish· man, husband, each

  Man, male; with a possessive, husband. Also "each one", "anyone". It is "ish", distinct from "adam" (human being); it is used for the man in contrast with the woman ("ishah").

• יַּחַץyachats· divide, cut in two

  Divide, cut in two; halve.

• יְלָדִיםyeladim· child, boy

  Child, boy, young man; offspring.

• לֵאָהlea· Leah

  Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.

• רָחֵלrachel· Rachel

  Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".

• שְׁתֵּיshete· two

  Two.

• שְּׁפָחוֹתshefachot· female slave, servant

  Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

• יָּשֶׂםyasem· put, set

  Put, place, set; appoint, establish; make something into something.

• רִאשֹׁנָהrishona· first

  First, in place, time or rank; former.

• אַחֲרֹנִיםacharonim· last, behind

  Last, coming behind; later, future. Also western.

• יוֹסֵףyosef· Joseph

  Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

• עָבַרavar· pass, cross over

  Pass by, pass through, cross over; also go beyond, transgress (a command). In the causative form, make pass, bring across, take away.

• פְנֵיfene· face, presence

  Face. From there "surface" (the face of something) and "presence" (being before someone's face); with a preposition it means "before" or "in front of".

• יִּשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu· bow down, worship

  Bow down: bend down to the ground. It was the gesture of respect before someone greater (a king, a visitor) and also the gesture of worshiping God.

• אַרְצָartsa· earth, land

  The earth, in two senses: the whole world in contrast with the heavens, or a particular country or region ("the land of Egypt").

• שֶׁבַעsheva· seven

  Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

• פְּעָמִיםpeamim· time, step

  Time ("this time", "three times"); also step, stroke, or foot of a piece of furniture.

• גִּשְׁתּgisht· come near, bring near

  Come near, approach; in the causative form, bring near, present. Also come near to attack, or to worship.

• אָחִיachi· brother

  Brother; also a close relative, or someone of the same people.

• יָּרָץyarats· run

  Run; as a noun, "runner", a guard or courier.

• קְרָאתkerat· to meet

  To meet someone, toward; also "opposite".

• יְחַבְּקֵyechabke· embrace

  Embrace.

• יִּפֹּלyipol· fall

  Fall; also fall upon (attack), lie down, desert to someone. In the causative form, "make fall", throw down, cast (lots).

• צַוָּארָtsavara· neck

  Neck.

• יִּׄשָּׁׄקֵׄyishake· kiss

  Kiss.

• יִּבְכּוּyivku· weep

  Weep, cry; mourn for someone.