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AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםcalledיִּקְרָאthe dry groundלַיַּבָּשָׁה“Earth,”אֶרֶץand the gatheringוּלְמִקְוֵהof the watersהַמַּיִםhe calledקָרָא“Seas.”יַמִּיםAndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםsawיַּרְאthatכִּיit wasgood.טוֹב
Genesis 1:10
Study it in the app“And Elohim called the dry ground “Earth,” and the gathering of the waters he called “Seas.” And Elohim saw that it was good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 1:10, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- the dry groundיַּבָּשָׁהyabasha
dry land
What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.
Where else “yabasha” appears- “Earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- and the gatheringמִקְוֵהmikve
gathering
Water gathered in one place, like a pool or the seas.
Where else “mikve” appears- of the watersמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- “Seasיַמִּיםyamim
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yamim” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
9And Elohim said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Elohim said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to its kind, that has its seed in it, on the earth.” And it was so.
To study Genesis 1 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say about everything he had made at the end of the sixth day (v. 31)?
2. What it means
What does the text say about human beings when it says they were created in the image of Elohim (v. 27)?
3. How I live it
How can you treat the people around you today, remembering that every one of them was created in the image of Elohim?