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Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. (KJV)
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גַּ֣םgamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 1
מֵע֧וֹףme.'ofof [the] bird[s] of
Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bird
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 2
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
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 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 3
שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 4
שִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 5
זָכָ֣רza.Kharmale
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 6
וּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.Vahand female
Lemma: נְקֵבָה (ne.qe.vah) · Strong's: H5347
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: female
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Leviticus 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5347; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 7
לְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.Yotto preserve alive
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 8
זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'offspring
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 10
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 11
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 7:3 word 12
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe 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 7:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| seven [pairs] | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| of [every kind of] bird | → | עוֹף H5775 bird |
| of the air | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| male | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| and female | → | נְקֵבָה H5347 female |
| to preserve | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| their offspring | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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