Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Leah was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautiful and well fauoured.
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
יָפֶה , adjective, yafeh — fair, beautiful (value 95)
H3303,
יָפֶה yâpheh, yaw-feh'; from H3302; beautiful (literally or figuratively):— beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), goodly, pleasant, well.fair, beautiful, handsome
Used in 39 Verses, 14 Books 43  Occurrence Count
לֵאָה , proper feminine noun, leyʾa — "weary", a wife of Jacob (value 36)
H3812,
לֵאָה Lêʼâh, lay-aw'; from H3811; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob:—Leah.Leah = "weary"
daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah
Used in 32 Verses, 2 Books 34  Occurrence Count
מַרְאֶה , masculine noun, marʾeh — sight, appearance, vision (value 246)
H4758,
מַרְאֶה marʼeh, mar-eh'; from H7200; a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision:—× apparently, appearance(-reth), × as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.sight, appearance, vision
sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision
what is seen
a vision (supernatural)
sight, vision (power of seeing)
Used in 82 Verses, 18 Books 98  Occurrence Count
עַיִן , masculine/feminine noun, ʿayin — an eye (value 130)
H5869,
עַיִן ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, + think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).eye
eye
of physical eye
as showing mental qualities
of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
spring, fountain
Used in 827 Verses, 37 Books 882  Occurrence Count
רָחֵל , proper feminine noun, raheyl — a wife of Jacob (value 238)
H7354,
רָחֵל Râchêl, raw-khale'; the same as H7353; Rachel, a wife of Jacob:—Rachel.Rachel = "ewe"
daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Used in 44 Verses, 4 Books 47  Occurrence Count
רַךְ , adjective, rakh — tender, delicate, soft (value 220)
H7390,
רַךְ rak, rak; from H7401; tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak:—faint(-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.tender, soft, delicate, weak
tender, delicate (of flesh)
weak of heart, timid
soft (of words)
gentle words (subst)
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
תֹּאַר , masculine noun, toʾar — outline, form (value 601)
H8389,
תֹּאַר tôʼar, to'-ar; from H8388; outline, i.e. figure or appearance:— beautiful, × comely, countenance, fair, × favoured, form, × goodly, × resemble, visage.shape, form, outline, figure, appearance
Used in 15 Verses, 9 Books 15  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 29:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְעֵינֵ֥י לֵאָ֖ה רַכּ֑וֹת וְרָחֵל֙ הָֽיְתָ֔ה יְפַת־תֹּ֖אַר וִיפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ |
| Verse #813 (Ch. #29) — 9 words, 34 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Leah |
H3812leyʾa |
לֵאָה |
36 |
| was tender |
H7390rakh |
רַךְ |
220 |
| eyed; |
H5869ʿayin |
עַיִן |
130 |
| but Rachel |
H7354raheyl |
רָחֵל |
238 |
| was beautiful |
H3303yafeh |
יָפֶה |
95 |
| and well |
H3303yafeh |
יָפֶה |
95 |
| favoured. |
H4758marʾeh |
מַרְאֶה |
246 |
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