Genesis 31:48
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
שֵׁם
name/ its
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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קָרָא
he called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עֵד
is a witness
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עֵד
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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לָבָן
Laban
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לָבָן
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
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גַּלְעֵד
Galeed
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גַּלְעֵד
Galed, a memorial cairn East of the Jordan
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