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And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. (KJV)
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וַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachand it rested
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 1
הַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.Vahthe ark
Lemma: תֵּבָה (te.vah) · Strong's: H8392
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8392; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 2
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 38:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 3
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventh
Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: seventh
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 4
בְּשִׁבְעָה\־be.shiv.'ah-on [the] seven-
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
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 8:4 word 5
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Sarteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 11:25, Genesis 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 6
י֖וֹםYomday
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 8:4 word 7
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 38:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 8
עַ֖ל'alon
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 8:4 word 9
הָרֵ֥יha.Rei[the] mountains of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 10
אֲרָרָֽט\׃'a.ra.RatArarat
Lemma: אֲרָרַט (a.ra.rat) · Strong's: H0780
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ararat
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:37, Isaiah 37:38, Jeremiah 51:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0780; TAHOT Genesis 8:4 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the seventeenth | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of the seventh | → | שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh |
| month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| the ark | → | תֵּבָה H8392 ark |
| came to rest | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| of Ararat | → | אֲרָרַט H0780 Ararat |
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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