Genesis 1:2
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Genesis 1:2
| ← Genesis 1:1 | Genesis 1:2 (KJV) | Genesis 1:3 → |
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And the earthH776 wasH1961 without formH8414, and voidH922; and darknessH2822 was upon the faceH6440 of the deepH8415. And the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 movedH7363 uponH5921 the faceH6440 of the watersH4325.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/הָ/אָ֗רֶץ |
ve./ha./'A.retz | H776 | HC/Td/Ncbsa | and/ the/ earth |
הָיְתָ֥ה |
ha.ye.Tah | H1961 | HVqp3fs | (it) was |
תֹ֨הוּ֙ |
to.hu | H8414 | HNcmsa | formlessness |
וָ/בֹ֔הוּ |
va./Vo.hu | H922 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ emptiness |
וְ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְ |
ve./Cho.shekh | H2822 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ darkness |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | (was) over |
פְּנֵ֣י |
pe.Nei | H6440 | HNcbpc | (the) surface of |
תְה֑וֹם |
te.Hom | H8415 | HNcbsa | (the) deep |
וְ/ר֣וּחַ |
ve./Ru.ach | H7307 | HC/Ncbsc | and/ (the) spirit of |
אֱלֹהִ֔ים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | God |
מְרַחֶ֖פֶת |
me.ra.Che.fet | H7363 | HVprfsa | (was) hovering |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | over |
פְּנֵ֥י |
pe.Nei | H6440 | HNcbpc | (the) surface of |
הַ/מָּֽיִם |
ha./Ma.yim | H4325 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ waters |
Strong's References
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H922 — בֹּהוּ (bôhûw, bo'-hoo): from an unused root (meaning to be empty); a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin; emptiness, void.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H2822 — חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, kho-shek'): from חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
- H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
- H7307 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): from רוּחַ (rûwach) H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
- H7363 — רָחַף (râchaph, raw-khaf'): a primitive root; to brood; by implication, to be relaxed; flutter, move, shake.
- H8414 — תֹּהוּ (tôhûw, to'-hoo): from an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain; confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
- H8415 — תְּהוֹם (tᵉhôwm, teh-home'): or תְּהֹם (tᵉhôm); (usually feminine) from הוּם (hûwm) H1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply); deep (place), depth.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- Spirit — Job 26:14, Psalms 33:6, Psalms 104:30, Isaiah 40:12-14
- without — Job 26:7, Isaiah 45:18, Jeremiah 4:23, Nahum 2:10
Reciprocal references (7): Job 12:24, Job 26:13, Job 38:9, Job 41:32, Psalms 104:6, Psalms 148:5, James 1:17
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CREATOR; DEEP, THE OR THE SEA; HOME; LIGHT-DARKNESS; TITLES AND NAMES
- Torrey’s: DARKNESS; EARTH, THE; POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE; TITLES AND NAMES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; WATER
- Nave’s: DARKNESS; GOD; HOLY SPIRIT; JESUS, THE CHRIST; POWER
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