Genesis
Genesis 1:23
23And there was evening, and there was morning — the fifth day.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there was | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| evening | עֶ֥רֶב | ‘e·reḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| and there was | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| morning | בֹ֖קֶר | ḇō·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| the fifth | חֲמִישִֽׁי׃פ | ḥă·mî·šî | Number - ordinal masculine singular | H2549 fifth |
| day | י֥וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.