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Then Naomiוַ נָעֳמִיtookתִּקַּחthe childאֶת הַיֶּלֶדand laid himוַתְּשִׁתֵהוּin her bosomבְחֵיקָהּand wasוַתְּהִיthe one who rearedלְאֹמֶנֶתhim.לוֹ
Ruth 4:16
Study it in the app“Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and was the one who reared him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 4:16, word by word
- Then Naomiנָעֳמִיnaomi
Naomi
Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."
Where else “naomi” appears- tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- the childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- and laid himתְּשִׁתֵteshite
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “teshite” appears- in her bosomחֵיקָcheka
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheka” appears- and wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- the one who rearedאֹמֶנֶתomenet
nurse
To care for, raise a child.
Where else “omenet” appears
The context
15He will be to you one who brings back the soul and one who sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you has borne him, she who is better to you than seven sons.”
16 · This verse (above)
17And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.