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Genesis 7:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”

Genesis 7:24 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 7:247 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּגְבְּר֥וּwayigəbərw
and they increasedconjH1396
confirm · be great · be mighty · prevail ···
הַ/מַּ֖יִםhamayim
the watersparticleH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםḥămišiym
fiftyadjH2572
וּ/מְאַ֖תwməʾat
and one hundredconjH3967
-th) · sixscore
יֽוֹםywōm
daysnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
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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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
The Waters Prevailed
The flood waters prevailed over the earth for one hundred and fifty days. The text lingers on the duration - not a brief event, but months of rising waters covering everything. Climate scientists use...
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