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And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
of Gerar Gerar Noun H1642 גְרָ֗ר ge·rar
Analysis:
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did strive adversary Verb H7378 וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ vai·ya·ri·vu
with Isaac's Isaac Noun H3327 יִצְחָ֛ק yitz·chak
Analysis:
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saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֖ר le·mor
The water waste Noun H4325 הַמָּ֑יִם ham·ma·yim;
[is] ours and he called bewray Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai·yik·ra
Analysis:
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of the well pit Noun H875 הַבְּאֵר֙ hab·be·'er
Esek Esek Noun H6230 עֵ֔שֶׂק e·sek,
because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
because they strove strive with Verb H6229 הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ hit·'as·se·ku

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