Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 1:5 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 1:5, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“called And God the light Day and the darkness called Night And the evening and the morning Day were the first”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | קָ֣רָא | H7121 | called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | H430 | And God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 3 | לָאוֹר֙ | H216 | the light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 4 | י֥וֹם | H3117 | Day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 5 | וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ | H2822 | and the darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
| 6 | קָ֣רָא | H7121 | called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 7 | לָ֑יְלָה | H3915 | Night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 8 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 9 | עֶ֥רֶב | H6153 | And the evening | dusk |
| 10 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 11 | בֹ֖קֶר | H1242 | and the morning | properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning |
| 12 | י֥וֹם | H3117 | Day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 13 | אֶחָֽד׃ | H259 | were the first | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
Verse Context
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