Genesis 1:23 Go deeper
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And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and there was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 1
עֶ֥רֶב'E.revevening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 2
וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and there was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 3
בֹ֖קֶרVo.kermorning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 19:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 4
י֥וֹםYoma day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 5
חֲמִישִֽׁי\׃\ \פcha.mi.Shififth
Lemma: חֲמִישִׁי (cha.mi.shi) · Strong's: H2549
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)
Meaning: fifth
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 30:17, Genesis 47:24, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 22:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2549; TAHOT Genesis 1:23 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And there was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| and there was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| the fifth | → | חֲמִישִׁי H2549 fifth |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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