Genesis 7:20 Go deeper

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. (KJV)

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חֲמֵ֨שׁcha.Meshfif-

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 1

עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Rehteen

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25, Genesis 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 2

אַמָּה֙'a.Mahcubit[s]

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

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

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 3

מִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahfrom to above <towards>

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 4

גָּבְר֖וּga.ve.Ruthey increased

Lemma: גָּבַר (ga.var) · Strong's: H1396

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to prevail

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:11, 1 Samuel 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1396; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 5

הַמָּ֑יִםha.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 7:20 word 6

וַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.Suand they were covered

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVPw3mp)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 7

הֶהָרִֽים\׃he.ha.Rimthe mountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

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

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Genesis 7:20 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The waters	→	מַי H4325G water
rose	→	גָּבַר H1396 to prevail
and covered	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
the mountaintops	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
to a depth	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
of fifteen	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit

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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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