Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 1:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 1:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“called And God the firmament Heaven And the evening and the morning day were the second”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּקְרָ֧א | H7121 | called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | 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 | לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ | H7549 | the firmament | properly, an expanse, i.e., the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky |
| 4 | שָׁמָ֑יִם | H8064 | Heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 5 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | עֶ֥רֶב | H6153 | And the evening | dusk |
| 7 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | בֹ֖קֶר | H1242 | and the morning | properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | שֵׁנִֽי׃ | H8145 | were the second | properly, double, i.e., second; also adverbially, again |
Verse Context
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