God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.Genesis 1:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
- וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙lai.ya.ba.Shah“<to> the dry ground”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַבָּשָׁה · “dry land” · Strong's H3004
- אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz“earth”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- וּלְמִקְוֵ֥הu.le.mik.Veh“and <to> [the] collection of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִקְוֶה · “collection” · Strong's H4723C
- הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yim“the waters”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- קָרָ֣אka.Ra'“he called”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- יַמִּ֑יםya.Mim“seas”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
- וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- כִּי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- טֽוֹב׃Tov“[it was] good”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טוֹב · “be pleasing” · Strong's H2895
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)