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Andוַallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof Noahנֹחַwereיִּהְיוּnine hundredתְּשַׁע מֵאוֹתandוַfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםyears;שָׁנָה שָׁנָהand he died.וַיָּמֹת
Genesis 9:29
Study it in the app“And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:29, word by word
- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of Noahנֹחַnoach
Noah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- nine hundredתְּשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- nine hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- and he diedיָּמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears
The context
28And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 9 in a group
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?