Genesis 1:8 Go deeper

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'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 1:8 word 2

לָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'<to> the firmament

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

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

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 3

שָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimheaven

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 4

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 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 5

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 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 6

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 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 7

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 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 19:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 8

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 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 9

שֵׁנִֽי\׃\ \פshe.Nisecond

Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)

Meaning: second

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Genesis 1:8 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
the expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
And there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
evening	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
and there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
the second	→	שֵׁנִי H8145 second
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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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