Genesis
Genesis 1:10
10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| called | וַיִּקְרָ֨א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the dry | לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ | lay·yab·bā·šāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3004 dry land, dry ground |
| earth | אֶ֔רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the gathering | וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה | ū·lə·miq·wêh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4723 hope |
| of waters | הַמַּ֖יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| He called | קָרָ֣א | qā·rā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| seas | יַמִּ֑ים | yam·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3220 sea |
| And God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| saw | וַיַּ֥רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| good | טֽוֹב׃ | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.