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Genesis 17:5

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As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.	Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.	And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Neither shall thy name^H8034 any more be called^H7121 Abram^H87, but thy name^H8034 shall be Abraham^H85; for a father^H1 of many^H1995 nations^H1471 have I made thee^H5414.

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Original Hebrew

וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵא עֹוד אֶת־שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָם וְהָיָה שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָהָם כִּי אַב־הֲמֹון גֹּויִם נְתַתִּיךָ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/לֹא	ve./lo'-	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
יִקָּרֵ֥א	yi.ka.Re'	H7121	HVNi3ms	it will be called
ע֛וֹד	od	H5750	HD	again
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שִׁמְ/ךָ֖	shim./Kha	H8034	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	name/ your
אַבְרָ֑ם	'av.Ram	H87	HNp	Abram
וְ/הָיָ֤ה	ve./ha.Yah	H1961	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ it will be
שִׁמְ/ךָ֙	shim./Kha	H8034	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	name/ your
אַבְרָהָ֔ם	'av.ra.Ham	H85	HNp	Abraham
כִּ֛י	ki	H3588	HC	for
אַב	'av-	H1	HNcmsc	a father of
הֲמ֥וֹן	ha.Mon	H1995	HNcmsc	a multitude of
גּוֹיִ֖ם	go.Yim	H1471	HNcmpa	nations
נְתַתִּֽי/ךָ	ne.ta.Ti./kha	H5414	HVqp1cs/Sp2ms	I have made/ you

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H85 — אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'): contracted from אָב and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham.
• H87 — אַבְרָם (ʼAbrâm, ab-rawm'): contracted from אֲבִירָם; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham; Abram.
• H1471 — גּוֹי (gôwy, go'-ee): rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
• H1995 — הָמוֹן (hâmôwn, haw-mone'): or הָמֹן; (Ezekiel 5:7), from הָמָה; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth; abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד; from עוּד; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but thy name — Genesis 17:15, Genesis 32:28, Numbers 13:16, 2 Samuel 12:25, Nehemiah 9:7, Isaiah 62:2-4, Isaiah 65:15, Jeremiah 20:3, Jeremiah 23:6, Matthew 1:21-23, John 1:42, Revelation 2:17

Reciprocal references (8): Genesis 12:2, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:11, 1 Chronicles 1:27, Jeremiah 30:20, Romans 4:13, Romans 4:17, Hebrews 7:4

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: NAMES CHANGED
• Torrey’s: COVENANT, THE, TYPES OF CHRIST
• Nave’s: ABRAHAM, CIRCUMCISION, COVENANT, NAME, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS

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