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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
came become Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֗י vay·hi
Analysis:

 
And it came to pass in the days age Noun H3117 בִּימֵי֙ bi·mei
of Amraphel Amraphel Noun H569 אַמְרָפֶ֣ל am·ra·fel
Analysis:
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king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Shinar Shinar Noun H8152 שִׁנְעָ֔ר shin·'ar,
Arioch Arioch Noun H746 אַרְיֹ֖וךְ ar·yo·vch
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Ellasar Ellasar Noun H495 אֶלָּסָ֑ר el·la·sar;
Analysis:
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Chedorlaomer Chedorlaomer Noun H3540 כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ ke·da·re·la·'o·mer
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Elam Elam Noun H5867 עֵילָ֔ם ei·lam,
Analysis:
Read more about: Elam, Elam
and Tidal Tadmor Noun H8413 וְתִדְעָ֖ל ve·tid·'al
Analysis:
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king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech

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