“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
Genesis 1:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:1618 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂwayaʿaś
and he madeconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
שְׁנֵ֥יšənēy
the twoadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
הַ/מְּאֹרֹ֖תhaməʾōrōt
the luminariesparticleH3974
light
הַ/גְּדֹלִ֑יםhagədōliym
greatparticleH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/מָּא֤וֹרhamāʾwōr
the luminaryparticleH3974
light
הַ/גָּדֹל֙hagādōl
greatparticleH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
לְ/מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתləmeməšelet
for the dominion ofpronH4475
government · power · to rule
הַ/יּ֔וֹםhaywōm
the dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
הַ/מָּא֤וֹרhamāʾwōr
the luminaryparticleH3974
light
הַ/קָּטֹן֙haqāṭōn
smallparticleH6996
less · little · small(-est · one ···
לְ/מֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתləmeməšelet
for the dominion ofpronH4475
government · power · to rule
הַ/לַּ֔יְלָהhalayəlāh
the nightparticleH3915
וְ/אֵ֖תwəʾēt
andconjH853
הַ/כּוֹכָבִֽיםhakwōkābiym
the starsparticleH3556
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.