Genesis
Genesis 2:7
7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.d
Footnotes
- d 2:7 Or a living soul; cited in 1 Corinthians 15:45|1CO 15:45
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| formed | וַיִּיצֶר֩ | way·yî·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| man | הָֽאָדָ֗ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| the dust | עָפָר֙ | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the ground | הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| and breathed | וַיִּפַּ֥ח | way·yip·paḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5301 breathe, blow |
| the breath | נִשְׁמַ֣ת | niš·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5397 breath |
| of life | חַיִּ֑ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| into his nostrils | בְּאַפָּ֖יו | bə·’ap·pāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and the man | הָֽאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| became | וַֽיְהִ֥י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a living | חַיָּֽה׃ | ḥay·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| being | לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ | lə·ne·p̄eš | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Job 33:4 · 1 Corinthians 15:45 · Isaiah 64:8 · Acts 17:25 · 1 Corinthians 15:47 · Job 27:3 · Genesis 3:19 · Genesis 7:22 · Psalm 103:14 · Zechariah 12:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:20–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.