Genesis 1:27 Go deeper

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (KJV)

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וַיִּבְרָ֨אvai.yiv.Ra'and he created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֤ים\׀'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 1:27 word 2

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 1:27 word 3

הָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 4

בְּצַלְמ֔וֹbe.tzal.Moin own image his

Lemma: צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6754

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: image

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 9:6, Numbers 33:52, 1 Samuel 6:5, 1 Samuel 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6754; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 5

בְּצֶ֥לֶםbe.Tze.lemin [the] image of

Lemma: צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6754

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: image

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 9:6, Numbers 33:52, 1 Samuel 6:5, 1 Samuel 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6754; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 6

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 1:27 word 7

בָּרָ֣אba.Ra'he created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 8

אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it

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 1:27 word 9

זָכָ֥רza.Kharmale

Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: male

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 10

וּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.Vahand female

Lemma: נְקֵבָה (ne.qe.vah) · Strong's: H5347

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: female

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Leviticus 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5347; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 11

בָּרָ֥אba.Ra'he created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Genesis 1:27 word 12

אֹתָֽם\׃'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 1:27 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
created	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
in His [own] image	→	צֶ֫לֶם H6754 image
in the image	→	צֶ֫לֶם H6754 image
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
He created	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
male	→	זָכָר H2145 male
and female	→	נְקֵבָה H5347 female
He created	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]

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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