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Genesis 13:18
“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָהַלʼâhal · aw-hal'
H167 · Hebrew
H167 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to tent
- Derivation
- a denominative from H168 (אֹהֶל);
- KJV renderings
- pitch (remove) a tent.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יֶּאֱהַ֣ל — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:12Isaiah 13:20
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָהַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.