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the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
the herdsmen to pasture, tend, graze H7462    
of Gerar a place S. of Gaza Noun H1642 גְרָ֗ר ge·rar
Analysis:
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quarreled to strive, contend Verb H7378 וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ vai·ya·ri·vu
with the herdsmen to pasture, tend, graze H7462    
of Isaac, "he laughs," son of Abraham and Sarah Noun H3327 יִצְחָ֛ק yitz·chak
Analysis:
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saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֖ר le·mor
"The water waters, water Noun H4325 הַמָּ֑יִם ham·ma·yim;
is ours!" So he named to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai·yik·ra
Analysis:
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the well a well, pit Noun H875 הַבְּאֵר֙ hab·be·'er
Esek, "contention," a well in Gerar Noun H6230 עֵ֔שֶׂק e·sek,
because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
they contended to contend Verb H6229 הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ hit·'as·se·ku
with him.      

Locations

Esek (Gerar)

ESEKe'-sek (eseq; Septuagint Adikia):The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them-"contention" (Genesis 26:20). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified.

Gerar

GERARge'-rar (gerar, "circle," "region"; Gerara): A town in the Philistine plain South of Gaza (Genesis 10:19), where both Abraham and Isaac ' sojourned for a time, and where they came into contact with Abimelech, king of Gerar (Genesis 20 and 26, passim). The place has not been fully identified, but the site is probably in one of the branches of Wady Sheri`... View Details

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Isaac

Isaac, the son of Abraham and Father of Jacob and Esau

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New American Standard Bible 1995 the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
King James Bible And the herdsmen herdmen of Gerar quarreled did strive with the herdsmen of Isaac, Isaac's herdmen, saying, "The The water is ours!" So ours: and he named called the name of the well Esek, Esek; because they contended strove with him.
Hebrew Greek English the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.