aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
in addition
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
give a benediction to
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
the formal act of approving
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
take in solid food
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
EsaunounUS /ˈiːsɔː/
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
go away from a place
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
move upward
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
savoryadjectiveUS /ˈseɪvəri/
morally wholesome or acceptable
From this reading He also had made savory food and was bringing it to his father.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
a male human offspring
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and Jacob was about to leave his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So he said to him, "Father, rise and eat of your son's game, that you may bless me."
