Genesis
Genesis 8:3
3The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.
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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 |
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