The Death of Sarah

Gen 23, Divisions of the Chapter

Sarah's Death, 23:1-2
Sons of Heth Sell a Cave, 23:3-16
Sepulcher for Sarah, 23:17-20

Gen 23, Details in the Chapter

Kirjath Arba, v2 (קרית ארבע) qir-yat ar-ba “city (qiryat) of four (arba)”

Hebron, v2 (חברון) chev-rōn – “society” or “like an enchantment” or ”spellbound” [from חבר (che-ver) “spell, charm, enchantment”]

Heth, v3 (חת) chet – “terror”

Ephron, v8 ( עפרון ) ef-rōn – “gazelle-like”

Machpelah, v9 ( מכפלה ) makh-pe-lah - “source of a fold” or “source of repetition” [from כפל (kha-fal) “fold, double” or figuratively “repeat”]

Hittites, v10 (חתי) che-tiy – “descendants of Heth”

Mamre, v17 ( מםרא ) mam-rā – “source of rebellion” or “source of lust” [from מרא (ma-ra) “rebel” or “lust after”]