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genesis_7:24

Genesis 7:24

Hebrew
וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ הַמַּ֖יִם עַל הָאָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֽוֹם
ESV
And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.
NIV
The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.
NLT
And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ὑψώθη τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ἡμέρας ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα
KJV
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 7:23 ← Genesis 7:24 → Genesis 8:1

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