Genesis

Genesis 1:14

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let there be	יְהִ֤י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
lights	מְאֹרֹת֙	mə·’ō·rōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H3974 luminary
in the expanse	בִּרְקִ֣יעַ	bir·qî·a‘	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7549 extended surface
of the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
to distinguish	לְהַבְדִּ֕יל	lə·haḇ·dîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H914 be divided, separate
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the day	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the night	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and let them be	וְהָי֤וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
signs to mark	לְאֹתֹת֙	lə·’ō·ṯōṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural	H226 sign
seasons	וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים	ū·lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
and days	וּלְיָמִ֖ים	ū·lə·yā·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and years	וְשָׁנִֽים׃	wə·šā·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

Cross-references

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Psalm 104:19–20 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Psalm 74:16–17 · Jeremiah 31:35 · Psalm 148:3 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Amos 5:8 · Psalm 148:6 · Psalm 8:3–4 · Joel 3:15 · Joel 2:30–31 · Psalm 81:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.