Genesis 1:22 Go deeper

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And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. (KJV)

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וַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessed

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 12:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 1

אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 3

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 4

פְּר֣וּpe.Rube fruitful

Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6509

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: be fruitful

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6509; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 5

וּרְב֗וּu.re.Vuand multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 6

וּמִלְא֤וּu.mil.'Uand fill

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 8

הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 9

בַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.Mimin the seas

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3, Genesis 22:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 10

וְהָע֖וֹףve.ha.'ofand the bird[s]

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 11

יִ֥רֶבYi.revlet it multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 12

בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retzon the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 1:22 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
[and] said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Be fruitful	→	פָּרָה H6509 be fruitful
and multiply	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
and fill	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
of the seas	→	יָם H3220G sea
and let birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
multiply	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
on the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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