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Genesis 7:20 — King James Version← Study notes

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.


Genesis 7:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 7:208 words
HebrewMeaning
חֲמֵ֨שׁḥămēš
fif-adjH2568
fifth · five
עֶשְׂרֵ֤הʿeśərēh
teenadjH6240
fif- · four- · nine- · seven- ···
אַמָּה֙ʾamāh
cubitsnounH520
hundred (by exchange for
מִ/לְ/מַ֔עְלָ/הmiləmaʿəlāh
from to abovepronH4605
exceeding · forward · on high · over ···
גָּבְר֖וּgābərw
they increasedverbH1396
confirm · be great · be mighty · prevail ···
הַ/מָּ֑יִםhamāyim
the watersparticleH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
וַ/יְכֻסּ֖וּwayəkusw
and they were coveredconjH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
הֶ/הָרִֽיםhehāriym
the mountainsparticleH2022
mount · promotion
Words 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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