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And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. (KJV)

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וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they turned back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 1

הַמַּ֛יִםha.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 8:3 word 2

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 8:3 word 3

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'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 8:3 word 4

הָל֣וֹךְha.Lokhgoing

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to go: continue

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38, Exodus 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 5

וָשׁ֑וֹבva.Shovand turning back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to return: again

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:5, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:13, Genesis 43:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725J; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 6

וַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.Ruand they decreased

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2637

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to lack

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 18:28, Exodus 16:18, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:9, Deuteronomy 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2637; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 7

הַמַּ֔יִםha.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 8:3 word 8

מִקְצֵ֕הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of

Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A

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

Meaning: end

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 16:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 9

חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shimfifty

Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: fifty

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 10

וּמְאַ֖תu.me.'Atand one hundred

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 11

יֽוֹם\׃Yomday[s]

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 8:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

The waters	→	מַי H4325G water
receded	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
steadily	→	הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue
. . .	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
from	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and after	→	קָצֶה H7097A end
150	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
. . .	→	חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
had gone down	→	חָסֵר H2637 to lack

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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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