Genesis

Genesis 8:1–2

¹But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside. ²The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

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Genesis 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
remembered	וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר	way·yiz·kōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
Noah	נֹ֔חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the animals	הַֽחַיָּה֙	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
livestock	הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were with him	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
in the ark	בַּתֵּבָ֑ה	bat·tê·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
And God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
sent a wind	ר֙וּחַ֙	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the waters	הַמָּֽיִם׃	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
began to subside	וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ	way·yā·šōk·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7918 weave

Genesis 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The springs	מַעְיְנֹ֣ת	ma‘·yə·nōṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4599 spring
of the deep	תְּה֔וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
and the floodgates	וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת	wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H699 lattice, window, sluice
of the heavens	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
were closed	וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙	way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5534 shut up, stop up
and the rain	הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם	hag·ge·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the sky	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
was restrained	וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א	way·yik·kā·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold

Cross-references

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Genesis 8:1 Genesis 30:22 · Genesis 19:29 · Psalm 136:23 · Exodus 2:24 · 1 Samuel 1:19 · Psalm 106:4 · Amos 8:7 · Psalm 132:1 · Exodus 14:21 · Nehemiah 13:22 · Habakkuk 3:2 · Nehemiah 13:31

Genesis 8:2 Genesis 7:11 · Matthew 8:26–27 · Proverbs 8:28 · Job 37:11–13 · Job 38:37 · Matthew 8:9 · Jonah 2:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.