Genesis 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Genesis 1:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:214 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/הָ/אָ֗רֶץwəhāʾāreṣ

and the earthconjH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

הָיְתָ֥הhāyətāh

wasverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

תֹ֨הוּ֙tōhw

formlessnessnounH8414

empty place · without form · nothing · nought ···

וָ/בֹ֔הוּwābōhw

and emptinessconjH922

void

וְ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְwəḥōšekə

and darknessconjH2822

night · obscurity

עַלʿal

was overpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

פְּנֵ֣יpənēy

the surface ofnounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

תְה֑וֹםtəhwōm

the deepnounH8415

depth

וְ/ר֣וּחַwərwḥa

and the spirit ofconjH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

מְרַחֶ֖פֶתməraḥepet

was hoveringverbH7363

move · shake

עַלʿal

overpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

פְּנֵ֥יpənēy

the surface ofnounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

הַ/מָּֽיִםhamāyim

the watersparticleH4325

piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···

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.

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Tobias van der BergNote2mo ago

Formless and void

Tohu vavohu - formless and empty. The earth was without shape and without content, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. This is the starting point before God speaks. What is important to noti...

Emre YilmazNote2mo ago

The Spirit hovering

The Spirit of God hovering over the surface of the waters - this image has stayed with me for weeks. The Hebrew word for hovering, merachefet, is the same word used in Deuteronomy 32 to describe an ea...