Genesis 34:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
חָשַׁק
it loves
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חָשַׁק
To cling, to set love upon. Chashaq. Because he has set his love on Me I will deliver him. The love that clings to God is the love God honours with deliverance.
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נָא
please
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נָא
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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בֵּן
son/ my
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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נָתַן
give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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שְׁכֶם
Shechem
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שְׁכֶם
Shekem, a place in Palestine
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חֲמוֹר
Hamor
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חֲמוֹר
Chamor, a Canaanite
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