Hebrew Genesis Flashcards
(53 cards)
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית
bə·rê·šîṯ
In the beginning
בָּרָ֣א
bā·rā
created
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
’ĕ·lō·hîm;
God
אֵ֥ת
’êṯ
(It’s a preposition used to introduce a direct object.)
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
haš·šā·ma·yim
the heavens
אֵ֥ת וְ
and (It’s a preposition used to introduce a direct object.)
הָאָֽרֶץ
hā·’ā·reṣ.
the earth
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ
wə·hā·’ā·reṣ,
And the earth
הָיְתָ֥ה
hā·yə·ṯāh
was
תֹ֙הוּ֙
ṯō·hū
formless
וָבֹ֔הוּ
wā·ḇō·hū,
and void
וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
wə·ḥō·šeḵ
and darkness
עַל־
‘al-
over
פְּנֵ֣י
pə·nê
face
תְה֑וֹם
ṯə·hō·wm;
Abyss (of the deep)
וְר֣וּחַ
wə·rū·aḥ
And the Spirit
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
’ĕ·lō·hîm,
God
מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
mə·ra·ḥe·p̄eṯ
Hovered
הַמָּֽיִם
ham·mā·yim.
the water
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
way·yō·mer
And said
יְהִ֣י
yə·hî
To be, to exist
(Let there be)
א֑וֹר
’ō·wr;
light
וַֽיְהִי
way·hî-
[Past tense]
To be, to become, to pass
(And there was)
וַיַּ֧רְא
way·yar
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