Genesis

Genesis 8:5

⁵And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the waters	וְהַמַּ֗יִם	wə·ham·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
continued	הָל֣וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
to recede	וְחָס֔וֹר	wə·ḥā·sō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the tenth	הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י	hā·‘ă·śî·rî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H6224 tenth
month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
on the first	בְּאֶחָ֣ד	bə·’e·ḥāḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the tenth month	בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙	bā·‘ă·śî·rî	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H6224 tenth
the tops	רָאשֵׁ֥י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the mountains	הֶֽהָרִֽים׃	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
became visible	נִרְא֖וּ	nir·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.