God & Savior

Amos 5:8

He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
Amos 5:8
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עֹשֵׂ֨ה כִימָ֜ה וּכְסִ֗יל וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ צַלְמָ֔וֶת וְי֖וֹם לַ֣יְלָה הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ הַקּוֹרֵ֣א לְמֵֽי־הַיָּ֗ם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. עֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.Seh“[the] maker of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  2. כִימָ֜הkhi.Mah“Pleiades”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כִּימָה · “Pleiades” · Strong's H3598
  3. וּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.Sil“and Orion”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “Orion” · Strong's H3685G
  4. וְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.Fekh“and [the one who] turns”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  5. לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.ker“into <the> morning”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  6. צַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vet“deep darkness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַלְמָ֫וֶת · “shadow” · Strong's H6757
  7. וְי֖וֹםve.Yom“and day”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  8. לַ֣יְלָהLay.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  9. הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.Shikh“he makes dark”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁךְ · “to darken” · Strong's H2821
  10. הַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'“the [one who] summons”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  11. לְמֵֽי־le.mei-“<to> [the] waters of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  12. הַיָּ֗םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  13. וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.Khem“and he poured out them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁפַךְ · “pour” · Strong's H8210G
  14. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] surface of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
  16. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  17. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“[is] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)