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genesis_8:5

Genesis 8:5

Hebrew
וְהַמַּ֗יִם הָיוּ֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הָל֣וֹךְ וְחָס֔וֹר עַ֖ד הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ נִרְא֖וּ רָאשֵׁ֥י הֶֽהָרִֽים
ESV
And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
NIV
The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
NLT
Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὕδωρ πορευόμενον ἠλαττονοῦτο ἕως τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δεκάτου μηνός ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἑνδεκάτῳ μηνί τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρώτῃ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μηνός ὤφθησαν αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κεφαλαὶ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀρέων
KJV
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

Genesis 8:4 ← Genesis 8:5 → Genesis 8:6

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