Genesis

Genesis 7:23

²³And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed — man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living thing	הַיְק֣וּם׀	hay·qūm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3351 substance, existence
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
was destroyed	וַיִּ֜מַח	way·yi·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
man	מֵאָדָ֤ם	mê·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
livestock	בְּהֵמָה֙	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
crawling creatures	רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙	re·meś	Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
and birds	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
they were blotted out	וַיִּמָּח֖וּ	way·yim·mā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4229 wipe, wipe out
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and only	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
Noah	נֹ֛חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
and those	וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
with him	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
in the ark	בַּתֵּבָֽה׃	bat·tê·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
remained	וַיִשָּׁ֧אֶר	wa·yiš·šå̄·ʾɛr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over

Cross-references

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2 Peter 2:5 · Hebrews 11:7 · 1 Peter 3:20 · Luke 17:26–27 · Matthew 24:37–39 · 2 Peter 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.