Genesis

Genesis 7:17

¹⁷For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	י֖וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the flood	הַמַּבּ֛וּל	ham·mab·būl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3999 flood
kept coming	וַֽיְהִ֧י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the waters	הַמַּ֗יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
rose	וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ	way·yir·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and lifted	וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	הַתֵּבָ֔ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
high above	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.