Genesis 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”

Genesis 1:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 1:513 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּקְרָ֨אwayiqərāʾ

and he calledconjH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

אֱלֹהִ֤יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

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

לָ/אוֹר֙lāʾwōr

the lightpronH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

י֔וֹםywōm

daynounH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

וְ/לַ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְwəlaḥōšekə

and the darknessconjH2822

night · obscurity

קָ֣רָאqārāʾ

he calledverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

לָ֑יְלָהlāyəlāh

nightnounH3915

וַֽ/יְהִיwayəhiy

and there wasconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

עֶ֥רֶבʿereb

eveningnounH6153

day · tide) · night

וַֽ/יְהִיwayəhiy

and there wasconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

בֹ֖קֶרbōqer

morningnounH1242

early · morning · morrow

י֥וֹםywōm

daynounH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

אֶחָֽדʾeḥād

oneadjH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

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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Jonas ErikssonNote2mo ago

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