Genesis 8:2 Go deeper

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; (KJV)

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וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.khe.Ruand they were shut up

Lemma: סָכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H5534

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to stop

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 63:11, Isaiah 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5534; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 1

מַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.Not[the] springs of

Lemma: מַעְיָן (ma.yan) · Strong's: H4599

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: spring

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Leviticus 11:36, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 18:15, 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4599; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 2

תְּה֔וֹםte.Hom[the] deep

Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415

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

Meaning: abyss

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Deuteronomy 8:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 3

וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.Botand [the] floodgates of

Lemma: אֲרֻבָּה (a.rub.bah) · Strong's: H0699

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: window

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19, Ecclesiastes 12:3, Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 60:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0699; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 4

הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.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 8:2 word 5

וַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'and it was restrained

Lemma: כָּלָא (ka.la) · Strong's: H3607

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to restrain

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 23:6, Exodus 36:6, Numbers 11:28, 1 Samuel 6:10, 1 Samuel 25:33, Psalms 40:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3607; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 6

הַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemthe rain

Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653

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

Meaning: rain

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41, 1 Kings 18:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 7

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 8:2 word 8

הַשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃ha.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 8:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The springs	→	מַעְיָן H4599 spring
of the deep	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
and the floodgates	→	אֲרֻבָּה H0699 window
of the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
were closed	→	סָכַר H5534 to stop
and the rain	→	גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
was restrained	→	כָּלָא H3607 to restrain

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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