Genesis

Genesis 8:3–4

³The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.

⁴On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	הַמַּ֛יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
receded	וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
steadily	הָל֣וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
from	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and after	מִקְצֵ֕ה	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
150	וּמְאַ֖ת	ū·mə·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H3967 hundred
days	יֽוֹם׃	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
had gone down	וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ	way·yaḥ·sə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the seventeenth	בְּשִׁבְעָה־	bə·šiḇ·‘āh-	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
day	י֖וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the ark	הַתֵּבָה֙	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
came to rest	וַתָּ֤נַח	wat·tā·naḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5117 rest
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הָרֵ֥י	hā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ararat	אֲרָרָֽט׃	’ă·rā·rāṭ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H780 Ararat

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Genesis 8:3 Genesis 7:24

Genesis 8:4 2 Kings 19:37 · Isaiah 37:38 · Jeremiah 51:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.