New American Standard Bible 1995

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And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And it came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֗י vay·hi
Analysis:

 
about in the days day Noun H3117 בִּימֵי֙ bi·mei
of Amraphel king of Shinar Noun H569 אַמְרָפֶ֣ל am·ra·fel
Analysis:
Read more about: Amraphel
king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Shinar, another name for Bab. Noun H8152 שִׁנְעָ֔ר shin·'ar,
Arioch king of Ellasar Noun H746 אַרְיֹ֖וךְ ar·yo·vch
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Ellasar, a country of unknown location Noun H495 אֶלָּסָ֑ר el·la·sar;
Analysis:
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Chedorlaomer a king of Elam Noun H3540 כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ ke·da·re·la·'o·mer
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Elam, a son of Shem, also his desc. and their country Noun H5867 עֵילָ֔ם ei·lam,
Analysis:
Read more about: Elam, Elam
and Tidal perhaps a Canaanite king Noun H8413 וְתִדְעָ֖ל ve·tid·'al
Analysis:
Read more about: Tidal
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech
of Goiim, a kingdom N.E. of Bab., probably also a place in Gilgal H1472    

Locations

Elam

ELAM; ELAMITESe'-lam, e'-lam-its (`elam; Ailam; Jeremiah 49:36. Codex Sinaiticus 'the original scribe' reads Elam)Contents1. Geographical Position and Names 2. Surface Configuration 3. Mountain Ranges 4. Rivers 5. Climate 6. Vegetation 7. Fauna 8. The Population 9. The Principal Cities 10. Apirti and the "Bandit Nations" 11. The Languages of Elam 12. History... View Details

Ellasar

ELLASARel-a'-sar ('ellacar):1. The Name and Its Etymology:The city over which Arioch (Eri-Aku) and other Babylonian kings ruled (Genesis 14:1). The Semitic-Babylonians form of its name is (al) Larsa, "the city Larsa," a form which implies that the Hebrew has interchanged r and s, and transposed the final vowel. Its Sumerian name is given as Ararwa, apparentl... View Details

People

Amraphel

king of Shinar

Elam

the name of several Israelites

Tidal

perhaps a Canaanite king

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
King James Bible And it came about to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,nations;
Hebrew Greek English And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,