Genesis 7:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Genesis 7:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 7:208 words

חֲמֵשׁḥămēšFive

עֶשְׂרֵהʿeśərēhTen

אַמָּהʾamāhA mother

מִלְמַעְלָהmiləmaʿəlāhFrom to upper part

גָּבְרוּgāvərûBe strong

הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters

וַיְכֻסּוּwayəḵusûAnd plump

הֶהָרִיםhehārîmThe mountain

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

חֲמֵשׁḥămēšFive

עֶשְׂרֵהʿeśərēhTen

אַמָּהʾamāhA mother

מִלְמַעְלָהmiləmaʿəlāhFrom to upper part

גָּבְרוּgāvərûBe strong

הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters

וַיְכֻסּוּwayəḵusûAnd plump

הֶהָרִיםhehārîmThe mountain

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