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And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. (KJV)

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וַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'and it came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 1

אֵלָ֤יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 2

הַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.Nahthe dove

Lemma: יוֹנָה (yo.nah) · Strong's: H3123

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

Meaning: dove

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3123; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 3

לְעֵ֣תle.'Etto [the] time of

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 31:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 4

עֶ֔רֶב'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 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 5

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 6

עֲלֵה\־'a.leh-a leaf of

Lemma: עָלֶה (a.leh) · Strong's: H5929

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

Meaning: leaf

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Leviticus 26:36, Nehemiah 8:15, Job 13:25, Psalms 1:3, Proverbs 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5929; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 7

זַ֖יִתZa.yitolive

Lemma: זַ֫יִת (za.yit) · Strong's: H2132H

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

Meaning: olive

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 23:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2132H; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 8

טָרָ֣ףta.Raffreshly plucked

Lemma: טָרָף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2965

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

Meaning: fresh-plucked

Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2965; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 9

בְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.ha[was] in mouth its

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 10

וַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knew

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

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

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 11

נֹ֔חַNo.achNoah

Lemma: נֹחַ (no.ach) · Strong's: H5146

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Noah

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 5:30, Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5146; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 12

כִּי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 13

קַ֥לּוּKa.luthey were abated

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

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

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Exodus 18:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Genesis 8:11 word 14

הַמַּ֖יִםha.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 8:11 word 15

מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom 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 8:11 word 16

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 8:11 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

And behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the dove	→	יוֹנָה H3123 dove
returned	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to him	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
in the evening	→	עֵת H6256 time
. . .	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
with a freshly plucked	→	טָרָף H2965 fresh-plucked
olive	→	זַ֫יִת H2132H olive
leaf	→	עָלֶה H5929 leaf
in her beak	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
So Noah	→	נֹחַ H5146 Noah
knew	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
had receded	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
from	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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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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