Genesis

Genesis 1:8

⁸God called the expanse “sky.”

And there was evening, and there was morning — the second day.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
called	וַיִּקְרָ֧א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the expanse	לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ	lā·rā·qî·a‘	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7549 extended surface
sky	שָׁמָ֑יִם	šā·mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
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 second	שֵׁנִֽי׃פ	šê·nî	Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.