Genesis
Genesis 1:21
21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| created | וַיִּבְרָ֣א | way·yiḇ·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1254 shape, create |
| the great | הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים | hag·gə·ḏō·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H1419 great |
| sea creatures | הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם | hat·tan·nî·nim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| and every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| living | הַֽחַיָּ֣ה׀ | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| thing | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| that moves | הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת | hā·rō·me·śeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H7430 creep, move lightly, move about |
| which | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the waters | הַמַּ֜יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| teemed | שָׁרְצ֨וּ | šā·rə·ṣū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8317 swarm, teem |
| according to their kinds | לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם | lə·mî·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4327 kind, species |
| and | וְאֵ֨ת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| winged | כָּנָף֙ | kā·nāp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| bird | ע֤וֹף | ‘ō·wp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| after its kind | לְמִינֵ֔הוּ | lə·mî·nê·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4327 kind, species |
| 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 |
Cross-references
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Psalm 104:24–26 · Genesis 1:25 · Genesis 8:19 · Genesis 8:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.